Friday, December 5, 2008

75 Years After the Repeal of Prohibition, We’re Still Captives of the ‘Dry’ Crusaders


By Maureen Ogle
Posted December 4, 2008

Prohibition ended on Dec. 5, 1933, not with a bang but with the thud of thousands of pages of new city, state, and federal laws that dictated when, where, and how Americans could make, buy, sell, and drink alcohol. Ratification of the 21st Amendment, repealing Prohibition, was neither a green light to drink nor a victory over the "dry" crusade that had produced Prohibition. Seventy-five years later, we're still captives of that crusade.

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