The story of the rise, rule, and fall of prohibition and the entire era it encompassed.
PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the entire era it encompassed. Prohibition was intended to protect all Americans from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. But, paradoxically, the enshrining of a faith-driven moral code in the Constitution caused millions of Americans to rethink their definition of morality.
PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the entire era it encompassed. Prohibition was intended to protect all Americans from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. But, paradoxically, the enshrining of a faith-driven moral code in the Constitution caused millions of Americans to rethink their definition of morality.
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By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
A Nation of Hypocrites
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In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of citizens become lawbreakers.
A Nation of Scofflaws
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Ken Burns: Civility and Democracy
Ken Burns discusses civility and democracy at the National Constitution Center.
Ken Burns: Civility and Democracy
