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Prohibition

Extended Look | The Jazz Age

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Wynton Marsalis discuss what it takes to put together the score for Prohibition, and how the music takes on a life of it's own.

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A Nation of Hypocrites
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By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
A Nation of Scofflaws
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In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of citizens become lawbreakers.
A Nation of Drunkards
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PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.
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