SM + BOM Prohibition and Speakeasy's by Serenity Merritt

serenity_merritt27 — 2025-03-17 16:42:45 UTC

a speakeasy was a secret underground bar that operated illegally during prohibition

serenity_merritt27 — 2025-03-17 16:45:29 UTC

Men pouring barrels of alcohol down the sewers with policemen watching

serenity_merritt27 — 2025-03-17 16:52:20 UTC

This graph shows the gallons of alcohol manufactured through the years 1910-1929

bennett_oneymyers27 — 2025-03-17 17:10:40 UTC

A video of what the inside of a speakeasy would look like and how they got the drinks.

serenity_merritt27 — 2025-03-17 17:11:13 UTC

An image of a illegal distillery in 1921

serenity_merritt27 — 2025-03-17 21:17:05 UTC

This is a news article from 1920 warning people about the new rules and regulations of this constitutional amendment and its enforcement.

The Volstead Act

serenity_merritt27 — 2025-03-17 21:54:29 UTC

The Volstead Act, which was passed in 1919, was the act that enforced Prohibition. This act prohibits the sale, production, transport of alcohol. The only exception was for medical and religious purposes.

The 21 Club

serenity_merritt27 — 2025-03-18 02:16:09 UTC

Two cousins in New York opened a restaurant in the late 1920's, which would lead to it becoming the most famous speakeasy in New York. They had a system to hide all the contraband from the police without having to destroy it. It holds many bottles to this day for famous people, both dead and alive. These people range from former president Nixon to Frank Sinatra.

The Anti-Saloon League

serenity_merritt27 — 2025-03-18 02:23:37 UTC

The Anti-Saloon League was founded in 1893, in Ohio. It was one of the most influential groups during this time period and it was also one of the most effective because it focused on political lobbying instead of public opinion. It was a major cause of the passing of the 18th amendment.

Prohibition was a massive failure

serenity_merritt27 — 2025-03-18 02:30:10 UTC

Some of the main reasons that Prohibition was a massive failure was corruption, widespread noncompliance, and the changing of the public opinion.