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... prayer of praise and homage . Mojo is said to mean a prayer in a bag , or a spell you can carry , because the common amulet of believers in this practice is the mojo bag . Mojo is a worldwide phenomenon , although its customs and ...
... prayer of praise and homage . Mojo is said to mean a prayer in a bag , or a spell you can carry , because the common amulet of believers in this practice is the mojo bag . Mojo is a worldwide phenomenon , although its customs and ...
Page 574
... prayer , and fasting . In 1821 , when Turner was twenty - one years old , he ran away from his slaveholder but returned thirty days later after receiving a vision directing him to " return to the service of my earthly master . " Over ...
... prayer , and fasting . In 1821 , when Turner was twenty - one years old , he ran away from his slaveholder but returned thirty days later after receiving a vision directing him to " return to the service of my earthly master . " Over ...
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... Prayer for All Believers , 379 United Image Entertainment , 117 United Kingdom . See Great Britain United Mine Workers of America ( UMWA ) , 200 , 492 , 545 United Nations , 839-840 Bunche's work at , 38 , 152-153 , 340 , 604 founding ...
... Prayer for All Believers , 379 United Image Entertainment , 117 United Kingdom . See Great Britain United Mine Workers of America ( UMWA ) , 200 , 492 , 545 United Nations , 839-840 Bunche's work at , 38 , 152-153 , 340 , 604 founding ...
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Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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