The Crucible by Shmoop

If we were to ask you the most recent witch hunt, you might say the Salem Witch trials, which is probably the most well-known hunt. In 'The Crucible', those very trials were adapted to become a play written by Aurthur Miller. Another hunt driven by intense fear of the unknown and change was the Red Scare in the 1950s. Can you think of a recent event when people prosecuted others on seemingly little to no evidence?

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