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Repeal of Prohibition in the United States

Index Repeal of Prohibition in the United States

The repeal of Prohibition in the United States was accomplished with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 5, 1933. [1]

45 relations: A. Mitchell Palmer, American Journal of Public Health, Anti-Saloon League, Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, Cornell University Library, Cullen–Harrison Act, Democratic Party (United States), DuPont, Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grayson M.P. Murphy, Great Depression, H. L. Mencken, Henry Bourne Joy, John D. Rockefeller Jr., John F. Kennedy School of Government, John J. Raskob, Joseph H. Choate Jr., Jouett Shouse, Lammot du Pont II, List of United States state legislatures, Local option, Mark H. Moore, Mark Thornton, Moderation League of New York, Molly Pitcher Club, Nicholas Murray Butler, Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Party platform, Pauline Sabin, Pierre S. du Pont, President of the United States, Prohibition in the United States, Republican Citizens Committee Against National Prohibition, Rum-running, State ratifying conventions, The Crusaders, The Crusaders (repeal of alcohol prohibition), The New York Times, Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, United States Constitution, Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, William H. Stayton, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Women's Moderation Union.

A. Mitchell Palmer

Alexander Mitchell Palmer (May 4, 1872 – May 11, 1936), best known as A. Mitchell Palmer, was United States Attorney General from 1919 to 1921.

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American Journal of Public Health

The American Journal of Public Health is a monthly peer-reviewed public health journal published by the American Public Health Association covering health policy and public health.

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Anti-Saloon League

The Anti-Saloon League was the leading organization lobbying for prohibition in the United States in the early 20th century.

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Association Against the Prohibition Amendment

The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment was established in 1918 and became a leading organization working for the repeal of prohibition in the United States.

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Cornell University Library

The Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University.

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Cullen–Harrison Act

The Cullen–Harrison Act, named for its sponsors, Senator Pat Harrison and Representative Thomas H. Cullen, enacted by the United States Congress March 21, 1933 and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt the following day, legalized the sale in the United States of beer with an alcohol content of 3.2% (by weight) and wine of similarly low alcohol content, thought to be too low to be intoxicating, effective April 7, 1933.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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DuPont

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Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or private possession) illegal.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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Grayson M.P. Murphy

Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy, Sr. (December 19, 1878 – October 18, 1937) was an American banker and company director.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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H. L. Mencken

Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, satirist, cultural critic and scholar of American English.

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Henry Bourne Joy

Henry Bourne Joy (November 23, 1864 – November 6, 1936) was President of the Packard Motor Car Company, and a major developer of automotive activities as well as being a social activist.

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John D. Rockefeller Jr.

John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist who was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family.

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John F. Kennedy School of Government

The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (also known as Harvard Kennedy School and HKS) is a public policy and public administration school, of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

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John J. Raskob

John Jakob Raskob, KCSG (March 19, 1879 – October 15, 1950) was a financial executive and businessman for DuPont and General Motors, and the builder of the Empire State Building.

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Joseph H. Choate Jr.

Joseph H. Choate Jr. (February 2, 1876 – January 19, 1968) chaired the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, a group established in 1927 that promoted the repeal of prohibition.

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Jouett Shouse

Jouett Shouse (December 10, 1879 – June 2, 1968) was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and leading Democratic politician.

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Lammot du Pont II

Lammot du Pont II (October 12, 1880 – July 24, 1952) was an American businessman who was the head of the du Pont family's E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for 22 years.

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List of United States state legislatures

Each state in the United States has a legislature as part of its form of civil government.

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Local option

A local option is the ability of local political jurisdictions, typically counties or municipalities, to allow decisions on certain controversial issues based on popular vote within their borders.

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Mark H. Moore

Mark H. Moore is the Hauser Professor for Nonprofit Organizations and Faculty Chair of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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Mark Thornton

Mark Thornton (born June 7, 1960) is an American economist of the Austrian School.

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Moderation League of New York

The Moderation League of New York was founded in 1923 to change the legal definition of the "intoxicating liquors" prohibited by the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution establishing prohibition.

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Molly Pitcher Club

The Molly Pitcher Club was founded in 1922 as a woman's anti-prohibition organization.

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Nicholas Murray Butler

Nicholas Murray Butler (April 2, 1862 – December 7, 1947) was an American philosopher, diplomat, and educator.

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Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

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Party platform

A political party platform or program is a formal set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues.

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Pauline Sabin

Pauline Morton Sabin (April 23, 1887 - December 28, 1955) was a prohibition repeal leader and Republican party official.

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Pierre S. du Pont

Pierre Samuel du Pont (January 15, 1870 – April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Prohibition in the United States

Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.

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Republican Citizens Committee Against National Prohibition

The Republican Citizens Committee Against National Prohibition was established shortly before the 1932 Republican National Convention to pressure the party to support the repeal of prohibition.

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Rum-running

Rum-running, or bootlegging, is the illegal business of transporting (smuggling) alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law.

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State ratifying conventions

State ratifying conventions are one of the two methods established by Article V of the United States Constitution for ratifying proposed constitutional amendments.

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The Crusaders

The Crusaders was an American jazz fusion group that was popular in the 1970s. The group was known as the Jazz Crusaders before shortening its name in 1971.

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The Crusaders (repeal of alcohol prohibition)

The Crusaders was an organization founded to promote the repeal of prohibition in the United States.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Twenty-first Amendment (Amendment XXI) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 16, 1919.

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United States Constitution

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.

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Voluntary Committee of Lawyers

The original Voluntary Committee of Lawyers (VCL) was founded in 1927 to bring about the repeal of prohibition and the Volstead Act.

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William H. Stayton

American attorney Naval Captain William H. Stayton (1861-1953) founded the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment in 1918 and served as chairman of its board of directors.

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an active temperance organization that was among the first organizations of women devoted to social reform with a program that "linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity." It was influential in the temperance movement, and supported the 18th Amendment.

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Women's Moderation Union

The Women's Moderation Union, headed by M. Louise Gross, helped the Women's Christian Temperance Union's insistence that it spoke for American women.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeal_of_Prohibition_in_the_United_States

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