Miller, Arthur: 1915-2005
The Crucible, 1953 - Background: Political
- The play, disguised as a historical play, is really about the McCarthy era of the 1950's. Especially liberal intellectuals were blackmailed as communists and taken to court. Many writers left the country and settled in Paris. Also Arthur Miller had to testifiy before the House of Un-American Activities.
- Senator Joe McCarthy: biography
- The Censure of Joe McCarthy. Time; October 04, 1954
- Timeline of Joe McCarthy's life and the House Un-American Activities Committee
- The Crucible and McCarthyism
"The Politics of Scholarship: Liberals, Anti-Communism, and McCarthyism" by Athan Theoharis - The Red Scare
- The Legacy of McCarthyism by Schrecker, Ellen.
- Kazan and Miller: "Long, Bitter Debate From the '50's: Views of Kazan and His Critics". New York Times, May 3, 1988