One of the major supporters of National Prohibition in the U.S. (1920-1933) was the anti-alcohol Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Indeed, the KKK supported Prohibition vigorously. It sometimes defended it violently. The KKK’s defense of Prohibition explains much of its popularity during the 1920s. In fact, people across the country supported the Klan. I. The KKK …
