Content to Classroom

The Complete Story of the Salem Witch Trials


Listen Later

Join Dr. Elizabeth Matelski from Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts as she tells the story of one of the most contested topics in American history: the Salem Witch Trials. 

Both comprehensive and cozy, this episode provides a multifaceted retelling of the trials from Matelski's seasoned historical lens. If you're assigning this to your class as a homework assignment(s), we've noted the natural time breaks and topics of the episode below:

  • 0-4:45 minutes: Introduction
  • 4:45-26 minutes:  The causes of the Salem Witch Trials --> Tituba's confession
  • 27:00-43 minutes: Tituba's confession --> the Trials' end 
  • In our next episode, Dr. Herlihy joins Dr. Matelski and host, Sam Futrell, to examine the role of gender, race, memory, and religion in the mass hysteria that rocked Massachusetts Bay in 1692.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Content to ClassroomBy Virginia Council for the Social Studies

    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    3 ratings