SALEM Ep. 7 | Interview: Rachel Christ

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SALEM Ep. 7 | Interview: Rachel Christ

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Rachel Christ is the Director of Education at the Salem Witch Museum. We met at the museum for a great discussion about the history of witchcraft, the Salem crisis in context with the witch hunts in Europe, and modern witch hunts, as well as many other things. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com
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