Editing Simbi (section)

=== Sukey and The Mermaid ===
In [[African-American folktales|Black American folklore]], the [[Gullah|Gullah Geechee]] people in the Carolina Lowcountry have a children's story called ''Sukey and the Mermaid'' about a girl named Sukey meeting a mermaid named Mama Jo. Mama Jo in the story helps and protects Sukey and financially supported her by giving her gold coins. This story comes from the belief in Simbi spirits in Central Africa that came to the United States during the [[Atlantic slave trade]]. In Africa, Simbi nature spirits protect and provide riches to their followers. In Central Africa, there are folk stories of people meeting mermaids.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Connolly |date=2021 |title=Breaking the Surface: Mermaids and the Middle Passage |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13110/marvelstales.35.1.0079 |journal=Marvels and Tales |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=79-83, 83-85 |doi=10.13110/marvelstales.35.1.0079 |jstor=10.13110/marvelstales.35.1.0079 |access-date=31 January 2022 |s2cid=236647533}}</ref>