The American political experience has included many social movements organized around one issue or policy. Prohibition is one such issue that Americans became involved in around the turn of the 20th century. The movement successfully petitioned the government to make the production, transport, or sale of alcohol illegal with the result that the 18th Amendment was passed in 1920. Thirteen years later, the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment and alcohol was once again legal in the United States.
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Constitution Annotated- 18th and 21st Amendments
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This website presents the U.S. Constitution broken down by articles and amendments, including the 18th Amendment and its repeal.
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American Memory Timeline: Prohibition: A Case Study of Progressive Reform
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A section of the American Memory Timeline resource dedicated to prohibition with an overview and a set of related primary sources.
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Topics in Chronicling America - Prohibition
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A guide to searching Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers for articles related to prohibition, with a selection of links to sample articles.
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Topics in Chronicling America - Brewers’ Campaign Against Prohibition
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A guide to searching Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers for articles related to the efforts of brewers to oppose prohibition, with a selection of links to sample articles.
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Songs of the Temperance Movement and Prohibition
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A brief essay about songs created for the temperance movement and in response to prohibition, with links to the songs and sheet music.