The Trial of George Jacobs, August 5, 1692 by Tompkins H. Matteson
A portrayal of the 1692 witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts shows George Jacobs (right) attempting to plead his innocence as young girls and townspeople in varying states of hysteria accuse him of witchcraft before a tribunal of judges. | Located in: Peabody Essex Museum. (Photo by Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

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01 January, 1855
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- Women,
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- Traditional Armour,
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- White People,