Prohibition
"As a battle raged… an era roared"
Overview
The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33). After nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all citizens by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse; but paradoxically it made millions of people rethink their definition of morality.
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Details
| Status: | Ended |
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| First Air Date: | 2011-10-02 |
| Last Air Date: | 2011-10-04 |
| Created By: | Ken Burns, Lynn Novick |
| Networks: | PBS |
| Production: | WETA, Florentine Films |
