🗓 This Day in History — Sept 22, 1692
The last executions of the Salem witch trials.
Martha Corey
Mary Eastey
Alice Parker
Mary Parker
Ann Pudeator
Wilmot Redd
Margaret Scott
Samuel Wardwell

Hanged for “witchcraft.”
Buried by myth.
Still not all the way forgiven.

Bittersweet history.
If you're curious, The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff is a haunting read.
No magic. Just mass delusion, fear, and power.

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