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Lawmakers agreed to reconsider her case last year after a curious eighth-grade civics class at North Andover Middle School took up her cause.

Lawmakers agreed to reconsider her case last year after a curious eighth-grade civics class at North Andover Middle School took up her cause.

Lawmakers agreed to reconsider her case last year after a curious eighth-grade civics class at North Andover Middle School took up her cause.

Massachusetts lawmakers formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name three centuries after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 at the height of the Salem Witch Trials.

BOSTON — It took more than three centuries, but the last Salem “witch” who wasn’t has been officially pardoned.Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name 329 years after she was convicted of...

It took more than three centuries, but the last Salem “witch” who wasn’t has been officially pardoned. Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday formally exonerated...

BOSTON -- It took more than three centuries, but the last Salem "witch" who wasn't has been officially pardoned.

BOSTON (AP) — It took more than three centuries, but the last Salem “witch” who wasn’t has been officially pardoned. Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name 329 years after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death at the height of the Salem Witch Trials. Johnson […]

Lawmakers agreed to reconsider her case last year after a curious eighth-grade civics class took up her cause and researched the legislative steps needed to clear her name.

Lawmakers in Boston on Thursday formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name 329 years after she was caught up in the infamous Salem Witch Trials.