The Salem Witch Trials, the Puritans, and the Myth of The Crucible - Our American Stories

On this episode of Our American Stories, The Salem Witch Trials of 1692–1693 have become a symbol of religious hysteria and injustice, but how much of what we think we know is true? For decades, a cultural silence surrounded the real story until Arthur Miller’s The Crucible gave it a new narrative. Dr. Stephen Nichols unpacks the deeper history of the Puritans, the role of religion in the Salem witch trials, and how popular portrayals have reshaped American memory.

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