Friday, 19 January 2024

How people got around Prohibition

As early as the colonial era, the consumption of alcoholic beverages was a contentious issue in America, and certain sectors of society believed that alcohol was nothing short of the devil's juice.

7 Fascinating Facts About the Prohibition Era 

U.S. History

A s early as the colonial era, the consumption of alcoholic beverages was a contentious issue in America, and certain sectors of society believed that alcohol was nothing short of the devil's juice. Tensions came to a head in the early 20th century, when the temperance movement convinced lawmakers to curtail what they saw as the calamitous and ungodly effects of alcohol. The result was the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Prohibition.

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