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Witch Hunt: What Happened in Salem?

To the gallows

Say "witch hunt" these days, and most people will assume you're talking politics. Few will connect the term to its harrowing history. But we will--every Halloween. For more than 300 years, the Salem witch hunts have haunted American history. We should see what happened, and ask what demons possessed that Puritan place.

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