The Literacy of 17th Century New England in the Salem Witch Trials

The people of Salem were not just a pitchfork-wielding mob./nThe witch trial judges were well-educated, some from Harvard./nNew England in the 17th century was one of the most literate communities in history./nLiteracy was imperative for prayer so the literacy rate was high./nThe clergy were largely the witchcraft experts.

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