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Prohibition
Eliza Jane Thompson
Eliza Jane Thompson, the wife of an ohio judge, led a women's protest of saloons by praying in front of them.
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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.