Tag Archives: Volstead Act
Resist! Prohibition Era
It is part of America’s legacy that we don’t have much interest in obeying laws we don’t like. Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, alcohol, blind pig, history, medicinal liquor, moonshine, Prohibition, speakeasy, Volstead Act
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Prohibition as Class Warfare
The main target of Prohibition advocates was the working class saloon. Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Amendment, history, immigrants, incarceration, poisoned alcohol, Prohibition, saloons, Volstead Act, working class
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