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Prohibition

As a battle raged… an era roared
1210/02/2011 (US) • Documentary

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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.
TitleProhibition
CastPeter Coyote, Daniel Okrent, Pete Hamill
CreatorKen Burns
CountryUnited States of America
CompaniesWETA
NetworkPBS