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Ethnocentrism and the Roaring Twenties

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Ken Dowell

The creation of immigration quotas. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 1920's, Dillingham Commission, Emergency Quota Act of 1921, history, immigrants, Immigration Act of 1924, immigration quotas, Immigration Restriction League, national origins, nativism | 8 Comments

Thanks to Prohibition, We Now Have…

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Prohibition’s influence on American lifestyle, culture and politics. Continue reading →

Posted in History, Uncategorized | Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, history, immigrants, liquor laws, marijuana, Prohibition, roaring 20's, speakeasy | 5 Comments

Prohibition and America’s Outlaw Entrepreneurs

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Ken Dowell

A Seattle cop, a New York mechanic and a French winemaker. Continue reading →

Posted in History, Uncategorized | Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, Beaulieu, Bill McCoy, bootleggers, George de Latour, history, Jimmy McGhee, Prohibition, Roy Olmstead, rumrunners, Spanish Marie, wineries | 7 Comments

Resist! Prohibition Era

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Ken Dowell

It is part of America’s legacy that we don’t have much interest in obeying laws we don’t like. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, alcohol, blind pig, history, medicinal liquor, moonshine, Prohibition, speakeasy, Volstead Act | 6 Comments
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