Marie Laveau, The Voodoo Queen, far from being persecuted as a witch, more or less dominated the city of New Orleans in the 19th century with her Voodoo magic.

Voodoo is a spirit and nature-based religion which originates in Africa and was brought to the new world by african slaves who mixed their beliefs with christian saints.

This cult would eventually work its way to modern America to the Old New Orleans of Marie Laveau. To this day she is a celebrated legend in New Orleans.

This is in sharp contrast to the way witches and suspected witches were treated in most places in early America. Voodoo is still very present in the Caraibes, Louisiana and South America (where it can have other names).

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