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Salem Witch Trials & Puritanism

The Apologies in Salem

Jury Apology in the Salem Witch Trials

Salem Witch Trials 1692

The Secrets of the Dead - Salem Witch Trials

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Puritanism

Puritans - Student Resources in Context

Puritans -- World Book

A Delusion Of Satan by Frances Hill (pgs. 4-10)

 

 

Citation & Research

Citation & Research

 

 

The Crucible

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About the book - Bloom's Literature

The Crucible examines the witch hunts that took place in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. When he wrote it, Arthur Miller was already a successful playwright. The play also subtly refers to the 'communist witch hunts' in the USA in the 1950s.

The context of 'The Crucible'

During the 17th century in Salem, Massachusetts, there really were witch hunts very much like those depicted in this play. Early settlers in North America had fled from religious persecution in England and other European countries but this did not make them more tolerant. They were very intense about religious purity. By modern standards we might call them religious fanatics. They were very intolerant of 'alternative viewpoints.'  (Source: BBC GCSE Bite-Size)

Videos: Arthur Miller, The Crucible, Salem Witch Trials, McCarthyism

 

 

McCarthyism & 1950s Anti-Communism  

McCarthyism

The Hollywood Ten

Anti-Communism in the 1950s

Arthur Miller and McCarthyism

McCarthyism and the Red Scare

 

 

The Red Scare

 

Dust Jacket or Front Cover
 

Call Numbers: 973.921 BAR
by Barson, Michael. - 2000. 
Humorously recounts the days when anti-Communist hysteria provoked fairly hysterical cultural reactions.

The Red Menace: A Striking Gallery of Anti-Communist Posters, Ads, Comic Books, Magazines & Films

Pointing Their Pens: Herblock and Fellow Cartoonists Confront the Issues