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Reflecting on the Nature of Moral Panics as Massachusetts Pardons the Last Convicted Witch

<p>The Massachusetts legislature&#39;s exoneration of Elizabeth Johnson shows how &quot;members of the Puritan communities of early Massachusetts could readily convince themselves that in some way or other, perhaps at a moment of weakness, they really had allowed Satan into their lives.&quot;</p>

Reflecting on the Nature of Moral Panics as Massachusetts Pardons the Last Convicted Witch

Reflecting on the Nature of Moral Panics as Massachusetts Pardons the Last Convicted Witch

Andover Stories: More accused witches here than in Salem

Note: This column by Don Robb first ran in the Townsman on October 27, 2011. It tells the story of how rumor and hysteria impacted our community.