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Although there are no actual transcripts of the Salem witch trials of the seventeenth century, we are led to believe that a Caribbean woman by the name of Tituba was the catalyst of the animosity brought to the distressed town. Tituba’s voodoo practice started the madness in Salem in the seventeenth century. ... Due to her actions, Tituba should be considered the catalyst of the Salem witch trials.
Tituba was an Indian woman, originally from South America. ... Parris’ household consisted of his wife Elizabeth Eldridge, his son Thomas, daughter Betty, daughter Susahanna, niece Abigail Williams, and his slave Tituba. Tituba’s role in the household consisted of maintaining the Parris household on a day-to-day basis and taking watch of the children when he and his wife were out. While the Parris’ were out Tituba practiced voodoo, a Caribbean religion which consisted of dreams, trances, and ritual possessions. ... Due to the numerous times she was left with the girls, Tituba continued to share her stories with the girls who showed amusement in her interests.
Along with the girls spending so much time with Tituba, the frequency of her practices came to be quite often.
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