Tituba

Tituba was an American Indian, who was brought to Barbados to be sold as a slave. She was owned by Reverend Samuel Parris in Salem. “As she had been known in the town to tell tales of omens, voodoo , and witchcraft from her native folklore, she became the first to be accused along with Sarah Good and Sarah Osborn .” She was one of the three first women to get accused of witch craft. The reason why was because in late February of 1692, Reverent Samuel Parris’ daughter, Betty, and his niece Abigail Williams both were having huge fits, and were soon said to be victims of witchcraft, so they pointed the finger at Tituba. In all the court documents related to Tituba, they refer to her as the “Indian women, or servant”. Tituba finally confessed, and her confession shocked the court house very much. Especially when she also named the other 2 accused witches. The confession was what the court was looking for, and Tituba’s “evidence” was a big help to helping the court, and the girls, find arrest more so called, “witches”. Source: Barillari, Alyssa. "Salem Witch Trials: Tituba." //Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities//. Web. 21 Oct. 2010. . The reason why I know this is a scholarly source is because it is written by a student named Alyssa Barillari from the University of Virginia. Alyssa’s sources look very reliable.