A History Lesson Learned.

• Position: Stateline - Witches pardoned - Brief Article

More than three centuries after they were accused, tried and hanged as unrepentant witches in Salem, Mass., five women have been officially cleared by the state. The act, approved by the legislature, cleared the names of Bridget Bishop, Susannah Martin, Alice Parker, Wilmot Redd and Margaret Scott. The five were among 20 men and women put to death during the witchcraft hysteria of 1692. The state has tried to make amends...