Season 2, Episode 7 (Aired October 28, 2007) In 1692 Salem, MA was transformed from a bustling seaside village into a bloodbath of superstition and intolerance. Join us as we explore the sordid history of one of America’s oldest cities and the spirits it left behind. Narrated by Erik Todd Dellums. Related Links: Mysterious Journeys en.wikipedia.org Salem, MA en.wikipedia.org Salem Witch Trials en.wikipedia.org Witchcraft en.wikipedia.org Famous American Trials – Salem Witchcraft Trials www.law.umkc.edu Haunted Salem www.hauntedsalem.com

Season 2, Episode 7 (Aired October 28, 2007) In 1692 Salem, MA was transformed from a bustling seaside village into a bloodbath of superstition and intolerance. Join us as we explore the sordid history of one of America’s oldest cities and the spirits it left behind. Narrated by Erik Todd Dellums. Related Links: Mysterious Journeys en.wikipedia.org Salem, MA en.wikipedia.org Salem Witch Trials en.wikipedia.org Witchcraft en.wikipedia.org Famous American Trials – Salem Witchcraft Trials www.law.umkc.edu Haunted Salem www.hauntedsalem.com

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Salem, MA – Travel Guide Salem, Massachusetts lives in the shadow of one of the darkest episodes of US history. It has embraced the stigma and turned into a main hub for Wicca culture and the celebration of Halloween festivities.

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Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft

Three hundred years ago, the people in and around Salem, Massachusetts were engaged in the most massive witch hunt in American history. Authorities arrested over 150 suspects from more than two dozen towns, juries convicted twenty-eight, and nineteen were hanged (Aronson, 2003, p. 5). Contemporaries of the tragedy grappled with Satan’s role in the affair. Embracing the reality of witchcraft, many wondered if the Devil had not manipulated the people of New England into an orgy of destructive accusations. With the passing of the participants, researchers began to discount a …

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Product DescriptionStories of magic, superstition, and witchcraft were strictly forbidden in the little town of Salem Village. But a group of young girls ignored those rules, spellbound by the tales told by a woman named Tituba. When questioned about their activities, the terrified girls set off a whirlwind of controversy as they accused townsperson after townsperson of being witches. Author Shirley Jackson examines in careful detail this horrifying true story of accusations, trials,… More >>
The Witchcraft of Salem Village

The Salem Witch trials showed a hideous and violent side of the early American settlers who migrated to the North American continent supposedly to escape religious persecution.

Here are the facts: In 1692, Salem, Massachusetts, three little girls related to the Reverend Samuel Parris started showing symptoms of an unknown illness. They screamed, threw things around, uttered strange sounds and even pretended to fly around the room. The frightened onlookers could find no reason for this behavior. As the number of children afflicted with this behavior increased, the children were …