Tituba and the Salem Witch Trials (Minisode)

In Salem 1692 a young woman became embroiled in America’s most famous witch trial. Tituba was an enslaved woman who was both accused and an accuser, and her role in the events of 1692 has led to her being labelled America’s most famous witch. However in her own time she was neither famous nor a witch, but a woman dragged from her home and family and sent to live a hard life in a foreign land. In this episode we look at her possible origins and her role in the Salem witch trials.Sources/Further ReadingGibson, Marion: Witchcraft, a History in 13 trialsBreslaw, Elaine G: Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem - Devilish Indians and Puritan FantasiesSchiff, Stacey: The Witches, Salem 1692 - A HistoryNewell, Margaret Ellen: Brethren by NatureHourly History: Salem Witch Trials: A History from Beginning to EndLewis, Jone Johnson. "Salem Witch Trials Timeline." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, https://www.thoughtco.com/salem-witch-trials-timeline-3530778Beckles, Sir Hilary: On Barbados, the First Black Slave Society https://www.aaihs.org/on-barbados-the-first-black-slave-society/Called, Robert: Giving the Devil her Due: The Neglected History of Tituba, Salems First Witch https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/tag/robert-calef/#_ftn6Newell, Margaret Ellen: The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England 1670-1720 https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1397 The Changing Nature of Indian Slavery in New England, 1670–1720The Salem Witchcraft Papers https://web.archive.org/web/20161121163203/http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/swp?div_id=n125&term=tituba&name=Baker, Jordan: Native-American Slavery in New England https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/native-american-slavery-in-new-england/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.