True Stories of Courage and Defiance from the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692

The title of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, a drama about the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692, refers to the severe test of character and courage forced upon those individuals accused of witchcraft. As the process of accusation, pretrial, trial, and eventually execution unfolded, it became increasingly obvious that to confess to witchcraft - to lie - was a way to save one's life, at least for a while.

Read the true stories of some of those individuals who showed extrodinary character and courage as they defied the powerful forces set against them, who refused to compromise their integrity or their souls, and who chose death rather than to confess to that which was not true. Illustrated.