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Salem witch trials.
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SALEM WITCH TRIALS The Salem witch hysteria occurred in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 to 1693. A total of 141 people were arrested, 19 were hanged and one was crushed to death and as many as 13 died in prison. The beginning of the problem is traced to Rev. Samuel Parris who before becoming a minister worked as a merchant in Barbados. Upon his return to Massachusetts he brought back two slaves. One of the slaves "Tituba" cared for his nine year old daughter "Elizabeth" called Betty and his 11 year old niece "Abigal". Tituba passed on stories to the girls about voodoo. The girls were fascinated with voodoo and soon started playing with it. They were soon joined by other girls in the village and started telling each others fortune. One of their methods was to float an egg white in a glass of water and predict their future husbands....
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