‘Community at its absolute worst’: revisiting the horror of the Salem witch trials
Oct 05, 2022
4 minutes
“The Salem witch trials are an example of a community at its absolute worst.” This is what Anna Danzinger Halperin, associate director of the Center for Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society, answered when I asked her why she thinks they have remained a powerful part of the American imagination for well over 300 years. “It’s something that we look to as example of what not to do, and yet we keep repeating these mistakes.”
Danzinger Halperin has been thinking a lot about the witch trials lately, as she is the coordinating curator of the New-York Historical Society’s new exhibition, The Salem
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days