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Prohibition

The Goons

The rise of organized crime was a drawback of Prohibition that the drys had not seen coming.

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Prohibition Season 1
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1:46:36
By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
A Nation of Scofflaws
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1:51:59
In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of citizens become lawbreakers.
A Nation of Drunkards
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1:36:00
PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.
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