I’ve written about the deaths of my ancestress Susannah Martin North and of three
great grand aunts in Salem, Massachusetts several times in this forum.
My first visit to the locations where they died in Salem left me feeling anger and disgust for focused at those who had murdered them and lied to accomplish their half-witted attacks on these innocent ladies.
Persecution seems to be a theme in the lives of my ancestors for centuries. That discovery has caused me to visit and revisit books that discuss the society of their day as I struggle to understand the weakness of human knowledge and compassion.
The Salem Witch Trials are a favorite topic for late night reading because the world is asleep and I can reflect on the knowledge conveyed from the written word on this subject.
Enjoy this digital publication “Salem Witch Trials – Literature Criticism 1400-1800 that was posted on Issuu.com by rebelcritic.
http://issuu.com/rebelcritic/docs/salem_witch_trials_entry_lc_vol_28
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I too am a g-great granddaughter of Susannah and visited Salem for the first time a couple of weeks ago, I was greatly disappointed in the city itself. It was bad enough what happened to the women, men and children at that time but to have their memories mocked with businesses that have horrid stereotypes of witches, goblins and the like all around sacred burial ground and the memorial for those that were accused and murdered, was too much for this descendant. Making a mockery of what happened really sickens me.