This is the Rebecca Towne Nurse podcast episode that we have all been waiting for. We discuss the monumental story of her life and the Salem Witch Trials with historian and Danvers native Dan Gagnon. Learn about the unique layers of this infamous witch hunt from the author of Rebecca’s biography, A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse. We address the importance of victim memorials and exonerations of innocent accused witches. This discussion communicates End Witch Hunts’ message: Why do we witch hunt? How do we witch hunt? How do we stop hunting witches?
Links
Order "A Salem Witch" book by Dan Gagnon
The Salem Witch Trials: A Day By Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege by Marilynne K. Roach
University of VA, Salem Witch Trials Documents and Transcriptions
Please sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in Connecticut
Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project
Advocacy Against Witch Hunts, South Africa
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