Snow on the fields in Salem Village, Massachusetts. It’s January 1692, and 2 young girls in the village minister’s house begin having unexplained fits. Within months, more than 200 people are accused of witchcraft. 19 are hanged. One is pressed to death under heavy stones.
Tonight we follow the Salem Witch Trials month by month: the first accusations against Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne… the use of spectral evidence… the trials of Rebecca Nurse, Bridget Bishop, Giles Corey, and others… and the long aftermath of clearing names that lasted for centuries.
It’s a heavy chapter of American history, but it’s also the story of ordinary people who refused to confess to witchcraft, even when telling the truth cost them everything.
Settle in for this uninterrupted Salem Witch Trials sleep story. Get comfortable, and come back with me to that winter in 1692. Just 2 more sleeps until Halloween! Until then, sleep well.
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