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American History Tellers
Salem Witch Trials | Specter of Injustice | 3
Oct 4, 2023
The podcast discusses the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, focusing on the establishment of an emergency court, the use of spectral evidence, the trial and consequences faced by accused witches, and the tragic false confessions and breaking of innocence.
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- The Salem witch trials were characterized by inhumane prison conditions and a rise in accusations from various communities.
- The controversial use of spectral evidence, based on testimonies from afflicted girls, led to wrongful convictions and death sentences.
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Episode 3: Spectre of Injustice
On May 11, 1692, 17-year-old Margaret Jacobs faced an aggressive interrogation for magistrate John Hathorn in a tavern in Salem town, Massachusetts. More than two months had passed since witchcraft accusations first surfaced in Salem. Dozens of suspects were now locked in jail awaiting prosecution. And soon the new colonial governor would form a special emergency court and trials would finally begin. But as they unfolded, the suspects faced intense pressure and even physical torture. Defense lawyers were forbidden. Judges played the role of prosecutors interrogating witnesses and suspects. And a reliance on testimony related to visions and apparitions would soon send innocent men and women to their death.
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