medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
francine nicholson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>In the U.S., the only people burned for crimes were black slaves who rebelled
against their owners, free blacks who led uprisings against authorities, and
blacks convicted of witchcraft. Even when the crime was committed by both
blacks and whites together (such as upraisings against a law perceived as
unjust), only the blacks were burned.
thanks, Francine.
i'd always thought (wrongly) that the Salem witches, etc., of the 1690s were
burned, but it appears that they were either hanged or "pressed to death"
(which latter seems a peculiarly exquisite way to go).
http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/default.htm
c
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