This week we’re talking about the (in)famous Fox Sisters, who inadvertently started the Spiritualist movement in the mid-1800s. What started as an innocent claim that they could communicate with spirits led to fame, fortune, heartbreak, and ruin. We’ll also talk about how abolitionists used Spiritualism to further their cause in trying to end slavery.

Sources:

American Spirits: The Famous Fox Sisters & the Mysterious Fad that Haunted a Nation by Barb Rosenstock

Frederick Douglass’s letter about the séance he attended: https://tinyurl.com/4kekw73k

The Spiritualist Reverend: https://tinyurl.com/4yj8pzuk

Amy Post: https://tinyurl.com/nh9pn96z

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