Tituba
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Tituba was an enslaved woman of Indigenous and African descent whose accusations and testimony helped ignite the Salem witch trials in 1692.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accused witch
→
enslaved person → historical figure → witness → woman → |
| accused |
Sarah Good
→
Sarah Osborne → |
| afterRelease |
fate unknown
→
|
| associatedWithEvent |
beginning of the Salem witchcraft panic
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| confessedTo |
practicing witchcraft
→
seeing other witches → signing the devil’s book → |
| country |
Colonial America
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|
| culturalImpact |
subject of historical reinterpretation and scholarship
→
symbol of racialized and gendered persecution in witch trials → |
| date |
1692
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|
| employedBy |
Samuel Parris
→
|
| enslavedBy |
Samuel Parris
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|
| gaveTestimonyIn |
Salem witchcraft examinations
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|
| gender |
female
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|
| hasEthnicity |
African descent
→
Indigenous → |
| hasRole |
household servant
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|
| historicalRecordStatus |
partially documented
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|
| household |
Parris household in Salem Village
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|
| influenced |
later depictions of witches and witchcraft in American culture
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|
| legalOutcome |
eventually released from jail
→
imprisoned during Salem witch trials → |
| legalStatusDuringTrials |
accused
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|
| lifeDetails |
exact birth date unknown
→
exact death date unknown → exact place of origin uncertain → |
| mentionedIn |
Salem witch trial transcripts
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|
| notableFor |
accusing others of witchcraft in Salem
→
early confessions during the Salem witch trials → influencing the spread of witchcraft hysteria in Salem → |
| occupation |
domestic worker
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|
| participantIn |
Salem witch trials
→
witchcraft accusations of 1692 → |
| placeOfResidence |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
→
Salem Village → |
| portrayedAs |
Caribbean slave in many literary works
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|
| portrayedIn |
The Crucible
→
|
| religion |
Christianity (contested)
→
|
| sourceOfInformation |
court records of Salem witch trials
→
|
| spokeLanguage |
English
→
|
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Abigail Williams
→
|
accusesOfWitchcraft |
|
Elizabeth Parris
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Salem witch trials
→
|
firstAccused |
|
The Crucible
→
|
hasCharacter |
|
Samuel Parris
→
|
hasServant |
|
Elizabeth Parris
→
|
householdServant |
|
Salem witch trials
→
|
keyFigure |
|
Salem Village
→
|
notableResident |