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Gangsters make huge profits and wreak havoc in cities across the country. By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed. After the election of FDR in 1932, Prohibition is repealed
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discuss their film, Prohibition.
In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of citizens become lawbreakers.
PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.
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