Salem Witch Trials: The First Indigenous Woman Accused of Witchcraft

In 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, being branded a witch could cost you your life. The woman at the center of the hysteria was an enslaved Indigenous woman with almost no power to defend herself.
Meet Tituba, whose confession helped ignite one of the most infamous witch hunts in American history, where spectral evidence passed for proof and fear became a death sentence. Was Tituba a victim of coercion? A woman doing whatever it took to survive? Why doesn't history remember her? In this episode of Petticoat Revolution, we’re unraveling the truth behind the Salem Witch Trials, and what happens when paranoia, prejudice, and power decide who gets to live and who has to die. Follow us @petticoatrevolutionpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube for more.

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