nytimes August 20, 2021 5:00pm She Was Declared a Witch at Salem. These Middle Schoolers Want to Clear Her Name. #witchcraft #falsearrestsconvictionsandimprisonments #historyacademicsubject #statelegislatures #massachusetts #northandovermass #salemmass #johnsonelizabethjr16701716 #news She Was Declared a Witch at Salem. These Middle Schoolers Want to Clear Her Name. An eighth-grade class in North Andover, Mass., is seeking to clear the name of Elizabeth Johnson Jr., who was convicted of witchcraft in 1693.