Along with those women, Tituba came before the authorities in Salem Village on March 1, 1692, to answer to witchcraft charges. The first two suspects denied all knowledge of sorcery.

Tituba, a woman of color enslaved in the Rev. Samuel Parris’ household, also testified about a dog. When she was examined by magistrates on March 1, ... “The Salem Witch Trials: ...

Witches are a big deal in Salem's modern culture. The city's association with witchcraft has been capitalized on from films like 1993's "Hocus Pocus" to the annual Halloween festivities that draw in ...

As a quest by the townspeople of Salem, Mass. to rid their community of members they believed to be unfit and unholy additions, the 1692-93 Salem witch trials involved a series of hearings and ...

The history of the Salem witch trials is well-known to individuals with a solid grasp of colonial-era history. (At least, it is to me. Having grown up about 35 miles from Salem, I read about the ...

The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic —and 20 were executed.

Thomas Satterwhite Noble, Witch Hill (The Salem Martyr), 1869.Collection of the New-York Historical Society, gift of the children of Thomas S. Noble and Mary C. Noble, in their memory, 1939.

The voices behind the Salem witch trials have come alive, but they aren't meant to conjure up a Halloween haunting. British author Frances Hill has written a book that provides a genuine ...

The Salem witch trials of 1692 have inspired some great works of art, namely Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, one of the most famous plays in American theater. Miller’s 1953, Tony-winning classic was an ...

An illustration of a court scene during the late-17th century witch trials in Salem, Mass. Christine_Kohler/iStock via Getty Images Plus ...

Tituba, a woman of color enslaved in the Rev. Samuel Parris' household, also testified about a dog. ... All around, Salem's witch trials seem to have been bad for dogs.