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Women went seeking paid employment and sought more opportunities to join the workforce. Some common roles were teachers, nurses and librarians.

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Illegal manufacturing and distributing of alcohol was very common during prohibition. It created a black market that gave more room for organized crime. Gansters such as Al Capone became well known during this time.

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The Prohibition Era was a period between 1920 and 1933 when the 18 th Amendment to the Constitution was in effect. This amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol in the United States.

For decades leading up to the passage of the 18 th Amendment, reform groups within the temperance movement had worked to eliminate alcohol consumption, which they believed was the cause of many ills in American society. By late 1917, there was enough support in Congress to pass the amendment. However, because the language of the 18 th Amendment was broad, the National Prohibition Act (also known as the Volstead Act) was passed in late 1919 to provide the specifics of alcohol regulation and enforcement. Prohibition started in 1920, after the amendment was ratified by the states.

Though Prohibition did see an overall decline in alcohol consumption in America, it had many unintended effects. For example, it led to the rise of a black-market alcohol industry of bootleggers and smugglers, which strengthened organized crime syndicates and increased gang violence. Gangsters like Al Capone became household names during this time.

Finally, during the Great Depression, the tide turned against Prohibition. In 1932, Congress passed the 21st Amendment to repeal it. The amendment was quickly ratified by the states, with the final repeal vote cast by Utah on December 5, 1933.

Learn more about Prohibition through historical newspapers from our archives. Explore newspaper articles, headlines, images, and other primary sources below.

Clippings about Prohibition

Topics Progressive Era, Roaring Twenties
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The Prohibition Era was a period between 1920 and 1933 when the 18th Amendment to the Constitution was in effect. This amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol in the United States. For decades leading up to the passage of the 18th Amendment, reform groups within the temperance movement...

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automobiles were a big deal since they created a new means of transportation, which created new jobs. They also helped people maintain their jobs with a more reliable way of getting to work.

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during WWI half a million black Americans fled to northern cities (aka the great migration) Lots of jazz musicians brought their music to New Orleas, New York, ect.

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In the 1920s, Americans moved to the city in droves, and a new, diverse generation sparked an era of dizzying social change. It was the Age of Jazz, a time when Black Americans brought a revolutionary new musical style to northern cities. Free-spirited flappers haunted urban nightclubs. And Harlem, New York became the epicenter of a renaissance in Black artistic and political expression.

But rapid changes in the city sparked fear and backlash in the countryside. Rural white Americans vigorously defended traditional religious values, and fundamentalist preachers drew massive audiences. Meanwhile, a resurgent Ku Klux Klan drew millions of new members by targeting not just Black Americans, but also Jews, Catholics, and recent immigrants.

In 1925, the divide between urban and rural America came to a head in a sleepy town in eastern Tennessee, where the sensational "Scopes Monkey Trial" pitted the forces of science and religion against each other.

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‎American History Tellers: Roaring Twenties | The Age of Jazz on Apple Podcasts

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In the 1920s, Americans moved to the city in droves, and a new, diverse generation sparked an era of dizzying social change. It was the Age of Jazz, a time when Black Americans brought a revolutionary new musical style to northern cities. Free-spirited flappers haunted urban nightclubs. And Harlem,...

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Women wanted more freedom and excitement. By day they worked secretary jobs, clerks, or students. By night they wore striking makeup, dresses and gathered at urban speakeasys to drink, smoke and flirt.

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In the 1920s, Americans moved to the city in droves, and a new, diverse generation sparked an era of dizzying social change. It was the Age of Jazz, a time when Black Americans brought a revolutionary new musical style to northern cities. Free-spirited flappers haunted urban nightclubs. And Harlem, New York became the epicenter of a renaissance in Black artistic and political expression.

But rapid changes in the city sparked fear and backlash in the countryside. Rural white Americans vigorously defended traditional religious values, and fundamentalist preachers drew massive audiences. Meanwhile, a resurgent Ku Klux Klan drew millions of new members by targeting not just Black Americans, but also Jews, Catholics, and recent immigrants.

In 1925, the divide between urban and rural America came to a head in a sleepy town in eastern Tennessee, where the sensational "Scopes Monkey Trial" pitted the forces of science and religion against each other.

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‎American History Tellers: Roaring Twenties | The Age of Jazz on Apple Podcasts

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In the 1920s, Americans moved to the city in droves, and a new, diverse generation sparked an era of dizzying social change. It was the Age of Jazz, a time when Black Americans brought a revolutionary new musical style to northern cities. Free-spirited flappers haunted urban nightclubs. And Harlem,...

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Prohibition was seen as taking away freedoms that American citizens had a natural right to. It began a more corrupt society due to politicians and policymakers accepting bribes from bootleggers.