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| Notes about this image: | Rean_and_Great_Awakening_22 "Samuel Sewall," 1728. A Puritan born in England, Sewall was the only judge involved in the Salem Witch trials who later apologized for his part in the unjust executions. Nathaniel Emmons, oil on canvas. |
| Citation: | Original painting at Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215-3695. In R. Jackson Wilson, et al., Pursuit of Liberty: A History of the American People," (HarperCollins Publishers, 10 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022) 1996, vol. 1, p. 112. |
| Standard: | 8.1-1.00 the relationship between the moral and political ideas of the Great Awakening and the development of revolutionary fervor |
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