Episodes
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A Nation of Hypocrites
S1 E3 - 1h 46m
Gangsters make huge profits and wreak havoc in cities across the country. By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed. After the election of FDR in 1932, Prohibition is repealed
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A Nation of Scofflaws
S1 E2 - 1h 51m
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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A Nation of Drunkards
S1 E1 - 1h 36m
The story of Prohibition's rise and fall is a compelling saga that goes far beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, flappers, and speakeasies, to reveal a complicated and divided nation in the throes of momentous transformation.
Extras + Features
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Official Trailer 1
S1 - 32s
Discover the true story of America's "Great Experiment" - the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing alcohol - in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's PROHIBITION.
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America, A Multi-Ethnic Nation
S1 - 9m 14s
At the beginning of the 20th century most of the population shifted from rural to urban through immigration.
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Terribly Wonderful
S1 - 9m 11s
Beer and Whiskey were not the Saloons only attraction to men, it served as a haven of manhood. Most cities had a designated district for saloons.
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Federal Funding
S1 - 2m 3s
Supporting Prohibition fiscally was a problem between the federal government and the state government.
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Washington, D.C. Mass March
S1 - 51s
On Dec. 10, 1913 Washington, D.C. citizens saw their first mass march. The protesters were to demand a Prohibition Amendment.
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Extended Look | The Eighteenth Amendment
S1 - 3m 1s
Prohibition, from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, explores the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Eliza Jane Thompson
S1 - 7m 12s
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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Last Call
S1 - 5m 3s
With the passage of the 18th Amendment, Prohibition became the law of the land.
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George Remus The Primrose Path
S1 - 8m 41s
George Remus, King of the Bootleggers, is caught by the government, then put on trial for murdering his wife.
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt
S1 - 5m 52s
Mabel Walker Willebrandt was the Asst. Attorney Gen. and in charge of the Prohibition enforcement policy.
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Pete Hamill: Defying Authority
S1 - 24s
Pete Hamill talks about the natural impulse to defy authority.
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New York Cordial Stores
S1 - 1m 54s
Zeke Alpern's father Lou, owned three 'Cordial Stores' in NYC where he sold illegal alcohol.
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