Salem Witch Trials: Discrimination And Harassment Since 1692

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I’m back; I found three books. We have been facing discrimination and harassment since 1692. I don’t know how many of you remember learning about the Salem Witch Trials, because it could be not really appropriate for them to teach about in class. More than 200 people were accused of witchcraft and 20 of them were executed for no reason. What makes me angry, is that some girls in Salem had muscle spasms, hallucinations and were screaming, but instead of finding out the cause for their behaviors, the rest of Salem started accusing others of witchcraft, and executed some of them. In those days, men and boys were considered superior and girls couldn’t really do much. They had to stay home, and instead of going to school they were learning
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