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Charlestown Convent Fire of 1834
September 7, 2004
Nancy Schultz writer, professor, Salem State

Salem State College Professor Nancy Schultz, author of Fire and Roses: The Burning of the Charlestown Convent, 1834 sheds light on one of the darkest incidents of religious persecution in modern society. She explains what would lead a mob of Protestant men to burn down a Roman Catholic convent and elite boarding school in 19th century Boston.

Culture & Identity | History
Fires | Human Rights | Violence | Natural Disasters
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