The Real Salem - The Road to the Trials (Part 2)

The thrilling conclusion to the Salem Witch Trials is explored... 

At the location where the first accusations of witchcraft were made, Noodles and I tackle popular theories, forgotten history and overlooked locations.

Although,  it’s temping to attribute one cause to the Salam Witch trials - the reality and it’s implications are much more complex.

What happened in Salem Village in 1692 is both strange and familiar, ridiculous and understandable, outlandish and conventional. 

More than anything - the story of the trials, with its showings of fear, courage, cruelty, unpredictability, -  showcase the deepest parts of human nature in us all.

works cited: 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/42909493?read-now=1&seq=13#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/

https://daily.jstor.org/caused-salem-witch-trials/

https://salemwitchmuseum.com/2023/05/17/debunking-the-moldy-bread-theory/

https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Salem-Witch-Trials-Documents/plot-summary/

https://www2.tulane.edu/~salem/Chronology%20of%20Accusations.html

https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/n92.html

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-salem-witch-hanging

https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/bridget-bishop-home-and-orchards-site-of/

https://salemwitchmuseum.com/2023/05/17/debunking-the-moldy-bread-theory/

https://www.history.com/news/notable-women-executed-salem-witch-trials

https://www.sausd.us/cms/lib/CA01000471/Centricity/Domain/457/hysteria%20or%20psychedlics.pdf

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