Prohibition of alcohol and Repeal is a fascinating story. How did National Prohibition (1920-1933) come to be? What was it like? How did it change American society? In what ways does it effect life even today?  It’s a story of unusual ideas, fascinating characters, surprising events, and unexpected outcomes. So here are Prohibition and Repeal resources.

Alcohol and Repeal Resources

Prohibition & Repeal Biographies

The history of alcohol is filled with interesting people, with interesting stories.

Prohibition and Repeal Experience of Various States

From strongholds of temperance sentiment to widespread disregard for the law, the states responded to National Prohibition and repeal in different ways.

Prohibition-Repeal Dictionary and Glossary

Do you know the difference between a “blind pig” and a “clip joint?” And just who is John Barleycorn anyway? Find out!

Alcohol and Prohibition Quizzes

Bar Exam – Take this fun quiz.

George Washington Quiz – What’s George Washington have to do with alcohol?

DVDs, Photos & Files

An illustration from Klansmen: Guardians of Liberty, 1926.

Carry Nation  photos.

Detroit police inspecting equipment found in a clandestine underground brewery during the prohibition era.

Medicinal Alcohol form, an official government document from the 1920’s

“Save A Little Dram For Me,” a song from United States prohibition era, 1922

Repeal of Prohibition newsreel ca. 1933

Prohibition and Repeal DVD video: Shay, Gene et al. Amendment 18, Prohibition; Amendment 21, Repeal of Prohibition. DVD video. Lawrenceville, NJ: Cambridge Ed, 2004.

Repeal DVD video: A&E TV Network.

The Road to Repeal. DVD video. NY: A&E TV Network, 1997.

Other Resources

These other resources also focus on the National Prohibition of alcohol and Repeal.