Salem is known around the world for its connection to witches and draws nearly half a million tourists each year who want to immerse themselves in all things witchcraft and supernatural.
But what many people don’t know—including many North Shore locals—is that Salem was also a hub of the abolitionist movement in the years before and during the Civil War.
History Alive, Inc., tells a small piece of that story through “Charlotte’s Salem,” a walking tour of downtown Salem set