All posts tagged "arrest"
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5.2KMassachusettsMary Bliss Parsons, the Witch of Northampton
The year 1656 wasn’t the first time Mary Bliss Parsons of Northampton was accused of witchcraft. Nineteen years later, in 1675, she...
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7.9K12Arts and LeisureBanned in Boston No Longer: The Man Who Stood Up to the Censors
H.L. Mencken in 1926 fought back against the overzealous censorship that inspired the catchphrase ‘Banned in Boston.’ He did it by getting...
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