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4 days ago · Tituba, a historical figure at the centre of the Salem witch trials, has been portrayed in various ways across literature and media, reflecting the cultural and societal contexts of each work. Examining her character across different texts provides a nuanced understanding of her complexity. In Maryse Condé's "I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem ...
Aug 17, 2024 · What is known for certain is that Tituba was accused of being a witch, admitted to the charge, was tried for it and found guilty, and was thrown in jail. There she sat for 13 months. Unlike others accused, she was not hanged. Ironically, she survived the entire ordeal.
2 days ago · Tituba, an enslaved South American Kalina woman from the West Indies, likely became a target because of her ethnic differences from most of the other villagers. She was accused of attracting girls like Abigail Williams and Betty Parris with stories of enchantment from Malleus Maleficarum .
Aug 12, 2024 · Tituba is a statement against effacement, exclusion, and reduction to invisibility.
Aug 26, 2024 · Tituba’s journey to Salem and trial as a witch is only a single piece of Condé’s epic narrative, which gives voice to this nearly forgotten character in transatlantic history. A Senegalese soldier fighting in the trenches of WWI reels from the slaying of his childhood friend and seeks revenge.
Aug 18, 2024 · Tituba — Tituba was an enslaved woman from the Caribbean who worked in the household of Reverend Samuel Paris. She became one of the first individuals accused of practicing witchcraft after Elizabeth and Abigail accused her of bewitching them.
Aug 12, 2024 · Conceived on a slave ship in a public rape of a black slave by a white sailor, Tituba is forever an outcast from both black and white worlds. As a little...