Before the well-known witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø had its own spate of trials and executions. In mid-1600s colonial ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, dozens of women, and some men connected to them, were accused of witchcraft. Eleven people were executed.
Earlier this year, the state moved to clear the names of all those accused of witchcraft in the state, and issued an apology. The resolution followed and with state lawmakers, descendants of the accused, and local historians.
This hour, we listen back to some of those discussions, and check in with the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Witch Trial Exoneration Project. Sarah Jack, the organization's co-founder, discusses a new effort to erect a public memorial along the .
Plus, Dr. Katherine Hermes that accusations of witchcraft continued well into the 1700s where we live.
GUESTS:
- Sarah Jack: Co-Founder, ; Co-Host,
- Dr. Katherine Hermes: Publisher and Executive Director,
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