Prohibition in the United States was a period from 1920 to 1933 during which the federal government banned the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages under the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act. 🍸 However, enforcing the law proved to be extremely inefficient and expensive. Underground alcohol production, bootlegging, secret bars known as speakeasies, widespread corruption, and organized crime networks flourished across the nation. 🚬 As the Great Depression struck in the

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The 19th Amendment to the Constitution officially took effect 100 years ago on Aug. 26. But the fight for women's suffrage was not just about sex. It was also deeply entwined with race. https://trib.al/E4fdMeE | NPR