The Crucible by Arthur Miller

When a few girls go sick from late night dancing, the town gets excited that witches might have come to Salem

Banned

1982 - Pennsylvania - Challenged at Cumberland Valley High School for "sick words from the mouths of demon-possessed people. It should be wiped out of the schools or the school board should use them to fuel the fire of hell."

1987 - Kentucky - Challenged as "junk" for the required reading at Pulaski County High School in Somerset

1999 - Pennsylvania - Challenged but retained at West Middlesex High School

Sources

Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. ALA. 2014.

Miller, Arthur. The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts. Penguin Books, 2003.

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