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Kentucky Stills
3:45
Sylvester Mather talks about his father, Frank's tragic career as a Prohibition agent.
Capitol Bootlegging
2:15
Paul Ward was a D.C. Bootlegger whose business took him into the Capital Building.
Wayne Wheeler
5:02
Wayne Wheeler was the general counsel for the Anti-Saloon League.
Margot Loines Wilkie: On Dating
0:43
Margot Loines Wilkie discusses the changing sexual mores of the 1920's.
America, A Multi-Ethnic Nation
9:14
More folks lived in cities then the country in the beginning of the 20th century.
The Time is Now
13:20
With the passage of the 16th Amendment, the Goverment no longer needed taxes from Alcohol
Drinking More
1:50
Many Americans drank more during Prohibition.
Carry Nation
7:33
Carry Nation vandalized saloons across Kansas in 1900.
Federal Funding
2:03
Neither the states nor the federal government wanted to fund Prohibition.
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
5:52
Ms. Willebrandt was the Asst. Attny Gen. in charge of Prohibition enforcement.
Satan's Seat (NYC)
1:50
New York was Prohibition's biggest challenge.
George Remus The Circle
7:58
George Remus, a Chicago lawyer became king of the bootleggers.
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