In Search of History. Salem Witch Trials

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Drawing extensively on colonial-era documents and accounts as well as on the testimony of significant scholars, this program ventures back three centuries to separate facts from legends about the Salem witch trials.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films Media Group
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2010]
Subjects:
Trials (Witchcraft) > Massachusetts > Salem.
Witchcraft > Massachusetts > Salem.
America > Early accounts to 1600.
Salem (Mass.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Videorecording.
Online Access:Streaming video (Emerson users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Changing Attitudes Toward Witchcraft (2:29)
  • Signs of a Witch (1:59)
  • Effective Witch Hunting Methods (1:42)
  • Puritan Charter: Creating a Perfect Society (2:11)
  • Early Salem Witch Trials (2:10)
  • Predetermined Fate and Misogyny (3:54)
  • Witchcraft in Salem (2:28)
  • Easy Targets for Witch Hunt (2:55)
  • Spectral Evidence of Witchcraft (2:05)
  • Witchcraft Confessions (2:43)
  • Puritan Pandora's Box (2:03)
  • First Victim of Witch Trials (3:12)
  • Accusations Spread through New England (3:27)
  • Witch Trials End (2:25)
  • Apology for Witch Trials (2:41)
  • Innocent Until Proven Guilty (2:41)
  • Credits: In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials (1:00)

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