By Arthur Miller

English 11Mrs. Kempsey

Witch hunt: “The searching and deliberate harassment of those with unpopular views.”

DO NOW: 1. Pair up and write down

examples of two or three modern day witch hunts

2. For each example, explain who this group is and why you believe this group is being “hunted.”

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Born in Harlem on October 17, 1915, died on February 10, 2005, of heart failure. He was 89 years old.

Brought before the House of Un-American Activities Committee - found guilty of beliefs in Communism. The verdict was reversed in 1957 in an appeals court.

Married Marylin Monroe in 1956 but divorced her in 1961

Twenty-six plays, a novel entitled Focus (1945), several travel journals, a collection of short stories entitled I Don't Need You Anymore (1967), and an autobiography entitled Timebends: A Life (1987)

Wrote “The Crucible” in 1953 during the McCarthy period

Began January 1692 in MA Young girls accusing citizens of witchcraft More than 150 "witches" were taken into

custody By September 1692, 19 men and women had

been put to death, and five more accused had died in jail

Most were hanged, 1 pressed to death None of the executed confessed to witchcraft. Officially ended on October 29 1692

Joseph McCarthy◦ made the public charge that 205 Communists had

infiltrated US 1950’s witch hunt

◦ An hysterical attempt to root out communism by Senator Joseph McCarthy

◦ Government workers, college professors, playwrights and Hollywood screenwriters, actors, artists, musicians, Jews, etc. NO ONE EXEMPT

◦ Entertainers blacklisted for possible communist views

To be suspected of being a communist was worse than being a murderer or rapist

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