Salem Witch Trials.

Presents an overview of the infamous Salem, Massachusetts witch trials of 1692. Political and social climate in Salem at the end of the seventeenth century; Conflict between Puritan and secular factions in the city; Belief that the daughters of local reverend Samuel Parris were afflicted with witchcraft-related illness; Details of the investigation of several women accused of being witches; The case of Bridget Bishop, the first woman to be executed in the hysteria; Aftermath of the executions.