Witch trials in Salem

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:analyzes academic research
documentaries
historians
historical studies
gptkbp:associated_with fear of the unknown
fear of dissent
gptkbp:causedBy mass_hysteria
gptkbp:claims witchcraft
gptkbp:controversy justice and morality
gptkbp:depicts The_Crucible_by_Arthur_Miller
gptkbp:documentedIn The_Salem_Witch_Trials_Documentary_Archive
gptkbp:established the_Salem_Witch_Trials_Memorial
gptkbp:finish May 1693
gptkbp:historical_significance example of scapegoating
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Witch trials in Salem
gptkbp:influenced cultural narratives
modern witchcraft practices
economic tensions
Puritan_beliefs
American_legal_system
gptkbp:inspiration literature and films
gptkbp:involved children
court trials
gptkbp:involvedCountries community members
gptkbp:is_involved_in torture
spectral evidence
public trials
women and men
gptkbp:led_to religious authority
public executions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notable_event mass paranoia
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Tituba
gptkb:Cotton_Mather
gptkb:Judge_Samuel_Sewall
gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse
gptkbp:numberOfClaims over 200
gptkbp:performedBy 1692
the colonial period
gptkbp:reflects gender biases
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:European_witch_hunts
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:end_of_witch_hunts_in_Massachusetts
historical memory
social division
public apologies
long-lasting stigma
gptkbp:runsThrough 20
gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of historical sites.
critical thinking in law
legal protections against wrongful conviction
the_Massachusetts_General_Court
Puritan_influence