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Henry William Elson (1857-1935) was a historian best known for his comprehensive work on the complete History of the United States of America, from which this excerpt is taken. In this passage, Elson discusses the Puritans: a group of English Reformed Protestants who notably founded Massachusetts Bay Colony and other New England settlements in the 1600s and who were known for their religious and legal severity.

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Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin

Premiere date: September 2, 2003 | 0:03:58

During the tense era of McCarthyism, celebrated playwright Arthur Miller was inspired to write a drama reflecting the mass cultural and political hysteria produced when the U.S. government sought to suppress Communism and radical leftist activity in America. This time of the Red Scare affected the playwright personally. After meeting with his close friend, famed director Elia Kazan, who had recently testified in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Miller traveled to Salem, Massachusetts, to research the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692. On his return trip, he heard a recording of Kazan's controversial testimony in which the director listed the names of fellow actors and playwrights with ties to Leftist causes. That evening Miller began writing The Crucible - one of his most famous plays - which uses the Salem Witch trials as an allegory to Senator Joseph McCarthy's oppressive tactics.

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Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin | Why Arthur Miller Wrote "The Crucible" | American Masters | PBS

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Premiere date: September 2, 2003 | 0:03:58 During the tense era of McCarthyism, celebrated playwright Arthur Miller was inspired to write a drama reflecting the mass cultural and political hysteria produced when the U.S. government sought to suppress Communism and radical leftist activity in America. This time of the Red Scare affected the playwright personally.

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In 1692, a series of strange events that cannot be fully accounted for today broke out in the Puritan settlement of Salem, Massachusetts. Accusations of witchcraft quickly spread throughout the town and many-especially the women of Salem-feared that they would be next.

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