GENIAL PRESENTATION

A huge history of discrimination

Witch hunt

Nowadays

McCarthyism

History

Chapters

The end of classic whitch hunts

Timeline

Through the Middle Ages, witchcraft was mostly tolerated or merely scoffed at and infrequently punished. From the 14th century and mostly in the XVIth, the witch hunts were much frequent and very dangerous. In Europe the traditional witch hunt ended in the XVIIIth century.

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VIIth century

First findings about witch hunting

1500-1600

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1680-1740

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This period is known because witchcraft trials were rising.

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The end of McCarthyism

The context

The hollywood ten

Joseph McCarthy

Mc Carthyism

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Modern Witch hunts

Akua Denteh was beaten to death in Ghana's East Gonja District after being accused of being a witch. The murder of the 90 year old has once more highlighted the deep-seated prejudices against women accused of practicing witchcraft in Ghana, many of whom are elderly.

Witch hunts are far from being a thing of the past, even in the 21st century. In many countries, this is still a sad reality for many women today.

The case of Akua Denteh