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Hunting Witches: What Started the Salem Witch Trials?
Manage episode 515008947 series 3675167
Which witch is which? You probably heard a lot of lawyers saying that in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. That was the year of America's largest witch hunt ever. But what sparked this mass hysteria that led to false accusations, sham justice and wrongful executions? Teenagers, of course.
Bob is joined by historian Emerson Baker (A Storm of Witchcraft) to explore how religion, politics, and panic fueled the Salem Witch Trials. A time when no one was above suspicion!
Guest: Emerson Baker, author of A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20 episodes
Manage episode 515008947 series 3675167
Which witch is which? You probably heard a lot of lawyers saying that in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. That was the year of America's largest witch hunt ever. But what sparked this mass hysteria that led to false accusations, sham justice and wrongful executions? Teenagers, of course.
Bob is joined by historian Emerson Baker (A Storm of Witchcraft) to explore how religion, politics, and panic fueled the Salem Witch Trials. A time when no one was above suspicion!
Guest: Emerson Baker, author of A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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