This Is An Excerpt From The Novel I TITUBA, Black Witch of Salem, Written by Maryse Conde’! In this Book Conde’ is Kind enough to grant Tituba an actual account of Her Life as a Slave born in Barbados! Something that would not have been recorded in those days. This book details some of the Events of the SALEM WITCH TRIALS! She would have wanted to be known as more than just: “Tituba, a slave originating from the West Indies and probably practicing ‘hoodoo.’” This Excerpt takes place in Barbados.