Question:
Spiritualism has existed for a long time, but when did it take root in America?
Answer:
Not including the spiritual practices of the Indigenous peoples of America or those brought to the USA through the slave trade, the first public manifestation of modern Spiritualism, or table rappings, was in connection with the Fox sisters (Leah, Margaretta, and Catherine) near Rochester, NY, in 1848. However, some say there had been more or less private seances held for three or four years before that time, but it first became notorious through the Fox sisters.
