Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project
Seeking Acknowledgment for All Massachusetts Witch Trial Victims
About
We advocate for the recognition of all of Massachusetts’ witch trial victims–those prosecuted in Salem and those prosecuted elsewhere. According to the available research, the colonies of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colony* took action against at least 211 different individuals.
Past legislation has focused on those convicted during the Salem Witch-Hunt of 1692 and 1693 and has not included those convicted in Boston at other times. In addition, those arrested but not indicted have yet to be acknowledged, and no prior act or resolution has included an apology. Furthermore, the legislation passed in the 18th century claims that witchcraft was indeed being practiced and that the accusers were deluded by evil spirits.
A modern resolution must make it clear that human agency was to blame for the witch-hunts of the past, as witch-hunts continue to be a part of the modern landscape, claiming lives daily all around the world. Please visit the web page of our parent organization, End Witch Hunts, to learn more about this deadly crisis.
*Includes actions taken by the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, the Province of Massachusetts Bay, the Dominion of New England, and the Plymouth Colony, within the present state bounds of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Get in touch
If you have questions or are interested in volunteering, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project
exoneration@massachusettswitchtrials.org
End Witch Hunts
Cofounding project volunteers
Josh Hutchinson, Project Lead
Dan Gagnon, History Consultant
David Allen Lambert, Lead Researcher
Sarah Jack
Mary-Louise Bingham
Jennifer Lawton Schloat
Antonio Stuckey
Michelle Peters