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An Outbreak of Witchcraft
by Deborah Noyes
A graphic novel summarizing how the Salem witch-hunt hysteria started, unfolded, and ended. Chapters are divided with short (2-6 page) sections of text discussing background and context. It gives a good picture of the main accusers, several of the accused, and some of the prosecutors and men in power, including the skeptics and the complicit.
Some parts are a bit text-heavy, but it is an interesting read from a historical perspective, and rage-inducing at several points ("Why that little mean-girl *expletive*...!"). I found it especially interesting to see how/why the trials finally ended, something that you generally don't hear about as much. Lots of food for discussion here, and relevance in light of various modern-day moral hypes/hysterias.
Content concerns: religious extremism, some domestic violence (not on-screen, but mention of children/servants being whipped), slavery, unjust imprisonment/executions (hangings and one pressing, not graphically shown), bullying/peer pressure; no swearing, no nudity/sexuality, no drugs, no drunkenness
Some parts are a bit text-heavy, but it is an interesting read from a historical perspective, and rage-inducing at several points ("Why that little mean-girl *expletive*...!"). I found it especially interesting to see how/why the trials finally ended, something that you generally don't hear about as much. Lots of food for discussion here, and relevance in light of various modern-day moral hypes/hysterias.
Content concerns: religious extremism, some domestic violence (not on-screen, but mention of children/servants being whipped), slavery, unjust imprisonment/executions (hangings and one pressing, not graphically shown), bullying/peer pressure; no swearing, no nudity/sexuality, no drugs, no drunkenness