Giles Corey, a farmer accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, pleaded “not guilty.” He didn’t believe he’d achieve a fair trial and refused to speak. He was subsequently ...

Maryland is the most recent state to introduce legislation to exonerate those convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. But why ...

The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish ...

Howlett is related to Mary Bradbury, who was convicted of witchcraft in the Salem trials. “Being a witch meant that you’d signed a covenant with the devil in most European traditions,” he said.

“Witches,” Del. Bagnall said ... to clear the names of those accused of demonic sorcery during the Salem Witch Trials, which were heard in colonial courts in the 1600s.

For over 60 years, the coastal towns of Provincetown and Salem have flown the rainbow flag as two of America’s most ...