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The piece titled “The Obeah Woman” from the Early Caribbean Digital Archive explores how the narratives of enslaved individuals were frequently included in broader colonial writings, instead of being issued as independent texts. Aljoe (2011) contends that these stories need a "critical fabulation" method to reveal the real experiences of enslaved people, showcasing their resilience, intellect, and defiance against oppression. The exhibit showcases individuals such as Clara, whose medical knowledge was eclipsed by European claims, and Johanna, whose narrative is warped by the prejudices of her buyer and chronicler, John Gabriel Stedman. This method contests conventional archival interpretations, highlighting that enslaved individuals were...