Anti Saloon League By Colin Shea

Anti Saloon League By Colin Shea - Transcript

Created by Colin Shea

The Anti Saloon League from 1893 to 1933 was a major force in American politics Influencing the United States through the printed word and lobbying they turned a moral crusade into a Constitutional amendment

At Oberlin Ohio on May 24 1893 a new American temperance organization was formed The organization was to work to unify public anti alcohol feelings enforce existing temperance laws and pass further anti alcohol laws

THE MARCH TO NATIONAL PROHIBITION In 1913 the League switched its sights from local tactics to the big picture national prohibition On December 10 1913 a parade of over 4 000 Leaguers marched down Washington D C s Pennsylvania Ave singing temperance songs

Thirteen months after the 18th amendment was passed by Congress Nebraska became the 36th state to ratify it January 16 1919 The amendment became law January17 1920 With great joy the dry forces welcomed this new era in American history called Prohibition Celebrations were held all over the country marking the death of John Barleycorn

The Great Depression turned the tide on the alcohol question Cries for employment and tax money provided by legal alcohol sales struck a chord with a citizens weary from economic stress By 1932 both political parties had a repeal law in their platforms and the end of the dry era in America was near

One month after Franklin Delano Roosevelt s election as president of the United States the 21st amendment to the constitution to repeal Prohibition was introduced in Congress Only a year passed before the required 36 states ratified the repeal amendment On December 5 1933 the Prohibition experiment ended