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(Created page with "right|thumb|375px|James Randle at home in 1967 '''James Randle''' (born c. 1901) was a faith healer and artist in Birmingham's Wahouma neighborhood. He adopted a philosophy dubbed "The New Mind" from his wife, using it as the basis for a vibrant scheme of geometrically-decorated walls and constructed "junk banisters" leading up from the sidewalk, painted in red, white and yellow. His healing practice, for which he did not charge a fe...") |
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'''James Randle''' (born c. [[1901]]) was a faith healer and artist in [[Birmingham]]'s [[ | '''James Randle''' (born c. [[1901]]) was a salesman, faith healer and artist who lived at 6465 [[2nd Avenue South]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[South Woodlawn]] neighborhood. | ||
Randle was employed by Vel-Tex. He adopted a philosophy dubbed "The New Mind" from his wife, Hattie, using it as the basis for a vibrant scheme of geometrically-decorated walls and constructed "junk banisters" leading up from the sidewalk, painted in red, white and yellow. | |||
His healing practice, for which he did not charge a fee, but accepted donations, was based on reading Bible passages. He became known within the community as the "two-headed man." | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:46, 1 June 2024
James Randle (born c. 1901) was a salesman, faith healer and artist who lived at 6465 2nd Avenue South in Birmingham's South Woodlawn neighborhood.
Randle was employed by Vel-Tex. He adopted a philosophy dubbed "The New Mind" from his wife, Hattie, using it as the basis for a vibrant scheme of geometrically-decorated walls and constructed "junk banisters" leading up from the sidewalk, painted in red, white and yellow.
His healing practice, for which he did not charge a fee, but accepted donations, was based on reading Bible passages. He became known within the community as the "two-headed man."
References
- Lankford, Tom (February 19, 1967) "Hoodoo!" The Birmingham News