Prohibition in Illinois was promising at the start. Temperance movements had been popular in the state as early as 1833. Prohibition sentiment had grown much stronger since then. In the early 20th century the General Assembly passed a local option law. It was sponsored by the Anti-Saloon League. That law led to prohibition in two-thirds of …
This page will help you understand Illinois alcohol laws and avoid expensive fines or even jail. As well as wasted time and legal costs. Illinois alcohol laws apply to both residents and visitors. It’s easy for visitors to forget that alcohol laws differ across the country. Even within a state. But not knowing the law …
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act (MLDA) prohibits the purchase and/or public possession of alcoholic beverages by those under age 21. It does not prohibit persons under 21 from drinking. Nor does it require states to prohibit such drinking. So its title is very deceptive. Thus, under many conditions is underage drinking legal. Public Possession …
It has been argued that prohibition was the result of a cultural war. That is, a vision for society. So was that a conservative or liberal movement?
Many organizations published temperance magazines or journals. This listing includes most of those. However, it does not include annual reports, minutes, proceedings, or yearbooks. Overview of Temperance Magazines I. Geographic List II. Alphabetical List III. Resources After each temperance magazine is when available, the place of publication, the sponsoring organization, and the dates …
“The perils of drinking in America” is by reporter Simon Calder of the Belfast Telegraph. In it he alerts readers traveling to the U.S. what to expect. He explains that the U.S. has created a tangle of confusing laws. These are to deter drinking, especially among young people. For instance, 48-year-old Rachel Ally had to prove …
Discover the Prohibition and Repeal experiences of various States. Some were strongholds of temperance sentiment. Others were bastions of opposition. And of course, there were great variations among others So different states responded in different ways. Alabama The state came to reject Prohibition by a vote of nearly 60% in favor of Repeal. Yet much temperance …
Daisy Douglas Barr was the fiery leader of the Women’s Ku Klux Klan (WKKK) in Indiana and seven other states. Thus, she led about 250,000 WKKK members. That was in the early 1920s. Barr worked closely with the Indiana KKK‘s “Grand Wizard,” D.C. Stevenson. Together, they worked hard on the governor’s race. Many people consider …
Most people are completely unaware that an enormous and well-funded anti-alcohol industry exists in the U.S. It’s a large number of interrelated organizations, groups and individual activists. They’re opposed in some way to alcohol drinking. Some want to return to Prohibition. But most want to reduce average consumption to lower and lower levels. They think …
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is the oldest voluntary, non-sectarian women’s group in continuous existence in the world. In addition, it was among the first groups to keep a lobbyist in Washington, D.C. to promote its agenda. The group’s name is the “Woman’s” rather than “Women’s” Christian Temperance Union. That’s because it’s the individual …
