Selects: How Spiritualism Works
This episode of Stuff You Should Know dives into the history of the spiritualist movement, which exploded in mid-19th century America after the Fox Sisters claimed to communicate with spirits through mysterious rapping sounds. What began as a teenage hoax spiraled into a widespread cult
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