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Prohibition
Adolphus Busch
Adolphus Busch was the leader of the Brewers Association. He threw himself in front of the Prohibition movement and held it off for as long as they could.
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By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
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In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of citizens become lawbreakers.
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PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.