There are few people who know witch trials even took place outside of Salem. However, Connecticut led the way in the prosecution and execution of witches almost 50 years before the Salem Witch Trials began.
Presented by Jason Scappaticci, BA in History, Syracuse University, MA in American Studies, Trinity College, Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Capital Community College
Image: Anne Hutchinson on Trial, Edwin Austin Abbey, illustration, 1901, Harvard College Library
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