Thursday, September 29, 2011

Ken Burns documentary on prohibition coming soon to PBS

In 1919, the eighteenth amendment to the US constitution ushered in the period of prohibition. The manufacture, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages was outlawed. Bootleggers soon came in to illegally satisfy the continued demand for alcohol. The 21st amendment, ratified in 1933 finally ended prohibition as federal law.

Renowned film-maker Ken Burns's latest documentary on the subject airs this fall on PBS.

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4 comments:

  1. AlexSeptember 30, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    Uh-oh, Charlie San Miguel will get some bright ideas about temperance and the devil rum.

    Thanks Ken Burns . . .

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    I saw Ken Burns talking to Rachel Maddow last night about this.

    Keyrose

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  3. AlexSeptember 30, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    About Charlie San Miguel? Wow . . .

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    Pa' que sepas.....brother.

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