The Devil's Shadow
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Time Setting: by Clifford Lindsey Alderman took place in the
late seventeenth century from 1692-1693. This is the time period that the Salem
Witch Trials took place. The main plot of the story rested on the events
leading up to the Salem Witch Trials, the trials themselves, and the aftermath
of ....
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.... things as burnt bread or broken plates would be blamed on
the supernatural. Many people, especially the uneducated, firmly believed in
the existence of witches and warlocks. They believed that such individuals had
the power to perform "black magic" that caused some kind of trouble. Every time
something bad happened they would blame it on witches and witchcraft.
Main Characters: One of the main characters in this story was Tituba, an
African slave woman from Barbados. She was purchased ....
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Word count: 786
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
