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Prohibition
A Nation of Scofflaws
Season 1
Episode 2
In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight. Drys had hoped Prohibition would make the country a safer place, but the law has many victims
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By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
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PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.