Only very recently in history has there been an effort to memorialize or acknowledge those falsely accused of witchcraft.
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Confronting our dark heritage can prove difficult. The reality behind witchcraft trials is often challenging for a modern audience to comprehend, as the word “witch” typically evokes a folkloric or popular culture figure, rather than a real human being. Only in the last half-century has the world seen an increase in the establishment of witch trials memorials […] Limited memorialization efforts of the Salem victims began in the late 1880s, driven largely by descendants. The first honored Rebecca Nurse, a seventy-one-year-old beloved mother, church member, and respected neighbor. In 1885, more than 600 people, many of them descendants, gathered at the Nurse homestead in Danvers (formerly Salem Village) to attend the unveiling of a granite obelisk, inscribed with a John Greenleaf Whittier poem. Two other early memorials were erected: a plaque in Amesbury for Susannah Martin placed by the Amesbury Improvement Association in 1894 and another for John Proctor in Peabody placed by his descendants in 1902. It would take almost a century more for memorialization discussions to continue in Salem. In 1986, the mayor’s office established an advisory committee to discuss how to commemorate the upcoming 300th anniversary of the witch trials. While “a firm and strong foundation” was built over the next few years, according to Tercentenary executive director Linda McConchie, progress was slow and met with obstacles.
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Only very recently in history has there been an effort to memorialize or acknowledge those falsely accused of witchcraft.
Only very recently in history has there been an effort to memorialize or acknowledge those falsely accused of witchcraft.
Rebecca Nurse was a 71-year-old woman accused and executed for being a witch during the Salem Witch Trials.
Rebecca Nurse was a 71-year-old woman accused and executed for being a witch during the Salem Witch Trials.
The word “witch” does not have people think about a real human being, but a folklore or popular cultural figure.
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