Question

Description acceptable. Cora Wilburn’s novel Cosella Wayne was published by a Boston newspaper supporting these people called Banner of Light. One of these people named Emma Hardinge Britten was inspired by Robert Owen’s conversion to formulate “seven principles” of a movement focused on these people. A “national association” focused on these people was founded by one of these people named Cora L. V. Scott. Faculty at UPenn formed the Seybert Commission to investigate how these people performed “slate writing.” In the 1860s, many of these people, such as “Lord” Charles (*) Colchester, were invited to the Red Room of the White House by Mary (10[1])Todd Lincoln. (10[1])The sisters Kate and Margaret Fox (10[1])pretended to be these people by cracking (10[2])their toe joints to produce “rapping.” For 10 points, the Spiritualist movement centered on what people who could allegedly summon (10[1])the dead? ■END■

ANSWER: spirit mediums [accept descriptions of séance performers; accept answers describing people who can summon the dead or communicate with the dead before the giveaway; prompt on psychics; prompt on Spiritualists before read]
<History - American History>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Claire JonesDefying SuavitySimple Vibes10210
Shahar SchwartzCry of the Common LoonA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs10410
Eric ChenWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku11010
Arvin BorgahiCambridgeGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz11710
Nathaniel HullBerkeleyStanford+11710
Joseph KrolCien Años de QuizboledadLimp Franceskit13710

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%0%110.33
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025N3100%33%0%100.00
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025N3100%33%0%103.67
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024N5100%20%40%120.80
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024N6100%0%17%112.50
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024N3100%0%67%132.67
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%0%118.67