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Understanding The Power Of Rhetoric Through The Salem Witch Trials

By Steve Kraske
Published September 23, 2016 at 12:55 PM CDT

In the early 1690s, Massachusetts got swept up in the madness of witch hunts, which culminated in the Salem witch trials and the execution of 20 people. On this edition of Up To Date, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff talks about the 1692 tragedy that still fascinates us today, and how it compares to modern times.

Stacy Schiff will discuss her book The Witches: Salem 1692 and the story behind The Salem Witch Trials at the Kansas City Public Library's Plaza Branch at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, September 26. For more information and to RSVP, go to KCLibrary.org.

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Steve Kraske
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
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