John the Conqueror second cousin/That little Johnny Conqueroo", and in "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" it is called "John De Conquer Blue". John the Conqueror was an African prince who was sold as a slave in the Americas. Despite his enslavement, his spirit was never broken and he survived in folklore as a sort of a trickster figure, because of the tricks he played to evade his masters. Joel Chandler Harris's Br'er Rabbit of the "Uncle Remus" stories is said to be patterned after High John the Conqueror. Zora Neale Hurston wrote of his adventures ("High John de Conquer") in her collection of
Remus Pricopie education from all over the world (Member since 2017), Romanian-US Fulbright Commission (President of the Board of Directors since 2015), World Academy of Art & Science (Member since 2013), Romanian Association for the Club of Rome – ARCoR (Member since 2002). In April 2018, Pricopie was elected President of the Permanent Academic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean - European Union. Remus Pricopie was responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the Romanian Research Strategy (2012-2014) and also contributed to the development and implementation of EU research policies (2012-2014). Remus Pricopie Remus Pricopie (born January 22, 1970) is a