The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a dark time in American history. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed during the hysteria.Ever since those dark days ended, the trials have become synonymous with mass hysteria and scapegoating.efinition of the Salem Witch Trials: The Salem Witch Trials were a series of witchcraft cases brought before local magistrates in the colony of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
Jack Coughlin (author) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (March 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Jack Coughlin (born January 12, 1966) is a retired United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant and the author of the autobiography Shooter.
Not to be confused with Nicki Turner. Nikki Turner is an American author of urban fiction, dubbed by Trendsetter Magazine as the Queen of Hip Hop Lit. Her first two books, A Hustler's Wife and A Project Chick have sold about 150,000 copies as of 2005.Turner was born in Richmond, Virginia and has received a degree from North Carolina Central University.She formerly worked as a travel agent, eventually quitting to become a full-time novelist.Turner has stated that she began writing urban fiction as a way of showing the dark side of the street life beyond the glitz and the glamor.he formerly worked as a travel agent, eventually quitting to become a full-time novelist. Turner has stated that she began writing urban fiction as a way of showing the dark side of the street life beyond the glitz and the glamor.