<p>From Witch Trials to Revolution: Salem Village on the Front Lines</p><p>We connect Salem’s darkest legacy to the opening clash of American independence with historian Dan Gagnon, Danvers resident and author of A Salem Witch: A Biography of Rebecca Nurse. Our conversation brings the Revolution into the very streets of Salem and Salem Village (today’s Danvers), where coercive acts, a moved provincial capital, troops on the Salem Common, and General Gage’s presence near the Rebecca Nurse Homestead turned imperial policy into daily reality. Tensions surge as the Massachusetts legislature outmaneuvers Gage in Salem, town meetings defy his bans, and crowds force him to release arrested patriots. The action escalates with Leslie’s Retreat—an armed standoff over a raised bridge—and then the Lexington Alarm, as Danvers militia (including descendants of witch-trial families) race to Menotomy for some of the day’s most savage fighting.</p><p>00:00 Welcome and Introductions</p><p>00:12 Dan Gagnon Background</p><p>01:06 Witch Trials to Revolution</p><p>02:34 Rights and Rising Tensions</p><p>03:05 Salem Becomes Capital</p><p>05:14 Defying General Gage</p><p>06:26 Town Meetings and Protests</p><p>08:15 Leslie&#39;s Retreat in Salem</p><p>11:00 Lexington Alarm Response</p><p>14:05 Menotomy Bloody Fighting</p><p>17:07 Losses and Legacy </p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><a href="http://rebeccanurse.org"><u>Rebecca Nurse Homestead: rebeccanurse.org</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bookshop.org/shop/endwitchhunts"><u>A Salem Witch: A Biography of Rebecca Nurse by Dan Gagnon: www.bookshop.org/Shop/endwitchhunts</u></a></p><p><a href="http://endwitchhunts.org"><u>End Witch Hunts endwitchhunts.org</u></a></p><p><a href="http://aboutwitchhunts.com"><u>About Witch Hunts aboutwitchhunts.com</u></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/@aboutwitchhunts"><u>Salem Witch Trials History YouTube: https://youtube.com/@aboutwitchhunts</u></a></p>