Margo burns discusses the documents in a book project she titled records of the salem witch hunt. This is part of a Salem University seminar on the legacy of the witch trials. Welcome back. Im tad baker and thrilled to see you all here for what should be an interesting session. I would like to introduce to you my good friend and partner in witchcraft studies, margo burns. Margo is one of the leading experts on the witch trials. One of the editors of the incredible records of the salem witch hunt. In some degrees she has probably forgotten more about the individual documents than ill ever know. We asked her today to speak specifically about those records and Amazing Things you can learn from a close read of the salem witch trials. I should also mention that margo absolute favorite articles on the witch trials and one of the issues of false confession. I strongly recommend to you as well. Margo burns. [ applause ] thank you. So you know, i have a completely different read on the coercion
James rosen looks at former Vice President dick cheneys time serving in the bush ministration. And this weekend, Michael Marmon will report on the factors contribute to Americas Health and wellness. Im talking about the way we organize our affairs in society, which impact on health and the unfair distribution of health, health and quality is judged by reasonable means to be avoidable. After words airs on book tv every saturday at 10 00 p. M. And sunday at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. You can watch all previous after words programs on a website, book tv. Org. Stacy schiff is next on book tv. Her book, the witches looks at the salem witch trials. Stacy schiff received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the humanities. And untoward in literature from the american had a mate of arts and letters. Her latest book, the witches salem, 1692 when a ministers daughter began to scream and convulse and ended less than a year later, but not before 19 million women had b
Introduction. I feel like going to door number one or door number two. Thank you for coming. The immediate peg for this evening is the ratification of the 13th amendment. Lets begin by backing up a bit. The army up for junius surrenders at appomattox. Clearly the civil war is over. Plans forhe unions the south for the freed men . I dont think there was any even though plan, president lincoln had put forward various ideas, plans of reconstruction during the civil war. These were primarily geared to winning the war, so to speak, and maybe detaching states from the confederacy. Nobody had really thought through exactly what the status of the freed people was going to be. Leesense, at the time of surrender and shortly afterwards followed by lincolns was theation, this fundamental question facing the country. You might say, what are the consequences . Slavery was still legal in certain parts of the United States. It was pretty clear by this point that slavery was doomed. What were the impli
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During the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, hundreds of women were wrongly accused of witchcraft. Among one of them was Sarah Good, who became the third victim to be executed. She died at the age