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370 Years Later, Connecticut Is Exonerating Accused Witches

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:35:52
Publish Date: 2023-06-26 17:44:29
Description: In May, legislators in Connecticut passed a resolution to exonerate people accused of being witches in the seventeenth century.

Dozens of people were killed, mostly women, over accused witchcraft in the U.S. in the 1600s and early 1700s. It's estimated that nearly 50,000 people were killed in Europe based purely on superstition.

We talk with our guests about the phenomenon of witch trials, their lasting impact, and what exoneration can mean to us now in 2023.

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