The Salem Witch Trials: 19 Hanged, All Saying They Were Innocent

Nineteen people were hanged for witchcraft in Massachusetts in 1692, and every one went to the gallows saying they were innocent. The Salem witch trials, and the name cleared in 2022. The Salem witch trials began in a minister's house in Salem Village in February of 1692 and spread to about two dozen towns. This video follows Tituba's confession, the special Court of Oyer and Terminer and its spectral evidence, the hangings and the death of Giles Corey, how the court was shut down, the apologies and the 1711 act that reversed judgments, the stories that stuck (nobody was burned, The Crucible, the moldy bread theory), the eighth graders who helped clear Elizabeth Johnson Jr. in 2022, and the discovery of where the hangings really happened. 0:00 Nineteen who said they were innocent 0:52 A minister's house in Salem Village 1:43 Tituba 2:30 The accusations spread 3:07 A new governor and a special court 4:27 The hangings 5:30 Giles Corey 6:23 The last hangings 6:57 How it ended 8:14 Saying sorry 9:13 The stories that stuck 10:39 Elizabeth Johnson Jr. 11:25 Proctor's Ledge Follow Cobalt History (@cobalthistory) YouTube:    / @cobalthistory   Instagram:   / cobalthistory   TikTok:   / cobalthistory   Facebook:   / cobalthistory   X: https://x.com/CobaltHistory Threads: https://www.threads.com/@cobalthistory #SalemWitchTrials #AmericanHistory #History