Were there any actual witches in the Salem witch trials?

The majority of the Salem Witch Trials didn't even happen in Salem Town — what is known as Salem today — but in Salem Village, an inland hamlet that ... read more

There may have been a few among the accused who thought they were witches. A small number of confessing witches did not recant when the great jail delivery got underway, creating a major problem for the authorities, who wanted to move past the trials. read more

The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony between 1692-1693. Historians believe the accused witches were victims of mob mentality, mass hysteria and scapegoating. The Salem Witch Trials began in January of 1692, after a group of girls began behaving strangely and a local doctor ruled that they were bewitched. read more

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