Tituba Biography
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Tituba was an Indian woman and not as commonly believed a Negro slave. She was one of the first three people accused of practicing witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692 in Salem village, Massachusetts. Tituba was originally from an Arawak village in South America. As a child she was captured, taken to Barbados and sold into slavery.
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Tituba was purchased by Reverend Samuel Parris, or given to settle debt, while Parris was a merchant in Barbados. Since Parris was unmarried it was rumored that she may have served as his concubine. Tituba helped maintain the Parris household on day-to-day basis. When Parris moved to Boston in 1680, Tituba got married to another Indian slave named John. John and Tituba then moved to Salem. It was in Salem where Tituba was first accused of practicing witchcraft and eventually confessed (even though she did not believe she had). Tituba was the third person accused by Parris of witchcraft. She was, however, the first person to confess witchcraft in Salem village. She first denied that she had anything to do with witchcraft, but she finally confessed of having been spoken to by the Devil. It is likely that she did this to avoid further punishment. Tituba avoided the ordeal of going to trial, joined other afflicted girls in providing key evidence against the accused witches. When public sentiment towards the accuser and the trials began to change, Tituba recanted her confession. This further enraged Parris who refused to pay the jailer’s fee as a result Tituba spent thirteen months in jail. Then an unknown person paid seven pounds and freed her. It is unknown what happened to her after she began her life with the new owner.
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Tony Blair Biography
 Tony Blair (Anthony Charles Lynton Blair), British politician and former British Prime Minister, was born on May6, 1953, at Edinburgh, Scotland. Though Blair was born in Scotland, he spent much of his childhood in Durham, England. Blair was a lawyer from Oxford University and practiced law before winning the election in 1983. More..
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