Tituba

Tituba, fictional character, an enslaved woman from Barbados who is accused of being a witch in The Crucible (1953) by Arthur Miller. (For an account of the historical figure, see Tituba.)

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Article Title: Tituba

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Date Published: 09 June 2025

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