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A Nation of Scofflaws

Season 1 Episode 2 | 1hr 51m 59s

In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight. Drys had hoped Prohibition would make the country a safer place, but the law has many victims

Aired: 10/02/11
Funding is provided by Bank of America; PBS; CPB; The National Endowment for the Humanities; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; members of the Better Angels Society, including the Montrone Family through The Penates Foundation; and Park Foundation, Inc.
Extras
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discuss their film, Prohibition.
By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
Lynn Novick discusses episode one of Prohibition.
Ken Burns discusses civility and democracy at the National Constitution Center.
Ken Burns discusses episode one of Prohibition.
PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.
Watch the first minutes of episode one 'A Nation of Drunkards.'
Margot Loines Wilkie discusses the changing sexual mores of the 1920's.
Wayne Wheeler was the general counsel for the Anti-Saloon League.
More folks lived in cities then the country in the beginning of the 20th century.
By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.