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Haint blue
Why enslaved Africans continue the culture of painting their buildings in blue in the Caribbean
In South Carolina and Georgia, the color blue holds a significant place in the cultural beliefs of the inhabitants mostly made of descendants of enslaved Africans. It is considered that haint blue has the spiritual ability to protect occupants who whitewash their buildings in such color from evil. The other school of thought, according to…
