jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoKenyans accused of witchcraft then murdered for land in Kilifiwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down12cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlineatheism@lemmy.world
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minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·10 months agoIt wasn’t just women. The case of Giles Corey is probably the most famous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.auBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoGuy sounds like he was a piece of shit his whole life. Not surprised someone would make up a claim.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·10 months ago widows did have some legal rights and could inherit property from their deceased husbands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_17th-century_New_England Accusing an old widowed lady of being a witch to take her land? Sounds quite plausible to me.
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoSeems you did, in fact, forgot about that
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It wasn’t just women. The case of Giles Corey is probably the most famous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey
Guy sounds like he was a piece of shit his whole life. Not surprised someone would make up a claim.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_17th-century_New_England
Accusing an old widowed lady of being a witch to take her land? Sounds quite plausible to me.
Seems you did, in fact, forgot about that