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The Salem Witch Trials and the Power of Fear
The Nineteenth Century Club
178 Forest Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60301
United States
7083862729

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Monday, October 22, 2018, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Category: Enrichment Series- Open to the Public

The Salem Witch Trials and the Power of Fear


In 1692, four preteen girls began having bizarre and disturbing fits.  They claimed that witches in the community were persecuting them. What followed were months of trials and the execution of 20 people.... for once fear gained the upper hand, legal safeguards went out the window.  The community-wide regret that followed could not undo what had happened or remove the stain on Salem that remains to this day.  Popular lecturer and U.S Historian Joyce Haworth tells the story of one of the strangest and most painful episodes in American history.

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Contact: Jeanne Schultz Angel, jangel@nineteenthcentury,org, 708-386-2729