“Connecticut Exonerates 34 Victims of Witchcraft Trials 376 Years Later”

Nearly 376 years after their witchcraft convictions, at least 34 people were exonerated last week by a Connecticut state resolution.

Bleached more than 375 years after their conviction, even their execution. Last week, the State of Connecticut in the United States adopted a resolution exonerating at least 34 people convicted or executed for witchcraft in the 17th century, relayed our colleagues from the Guardian.

The goal, according to Senator Saud Anwar who introduced the resolution, is “to right a wrong that has marked Connecticut’s history for centuries.”

Trials deemed unfair

In the 16th and 17th centuries, in the United States, very many people were found guilty of witchcraft or of associating with the devil. Convictions often led to scenes of torture or executions.

In Connecticut, at least 34 people have been charged with witchcraft, 11 of whom have been hanged.

Nearly 376 years later, the senators made a point of addressing their apologies to the families of the victims. “We cannot turn back time and prevent the banishment, tarnishing or execution of innocent women and men who have been accused of witchcraft, but we can acknowledge the wrongs they have faced and the pain they have suffered. felt, pain still recognized by their survivors today,” added Saud Anwar.

According to USA Todaythe resolution was supported by the Connecticut Witch Trial Exonoration Project carried by Kimberly Black, descendant of Mary Sanford killed after these trials.

“We are grateful to the descendants, lawyers, historians, legislators of both parties and many others who made this formal resolution possible,” the group commented.

They added: “We will continue to advocate for historical education and memorialization of the victims of the Witch Trials.”