Taverns, Temperance, Teetotalers & Tommy Guns: The Long History of Prohibition - Virtual Lecture

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 6:30pm

Zoom - Virtual Lecture

Grab a cocktail and join the Weston Historical Society for, “Taverns, Temperance, Teetotalers, and Tommy Guns: The Long History of Prohibition”, a virtual lecture with guest presenters, Dr. Francis Coan and Stephen McGrath on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 6:30pm via Zoom.

As a lead-in to the Weston Historical Society’s 1920s exhibit, which will open later this year, the society's virtual lecture series, Events that Shaped the 1920s, will explore significant historical moments that influenced and shaped the Roaring 20s. “Taverns, Temperance, Teetotalers, and Tommy Guns: The Long History of Prohibition” explores the 18th Amendment, Prohibition. Learn about the ubiquity of alcohol consumption in early America, the rise and influence of the temperance movement during the nineteenth century, and the progressive roots of Prohibition. Prohibition was one facet of old-stock American, rural, Protestant rule in the 1920’s that brought about severe restrictions on immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and the rise of organized crime. By the election of Franklin Roosevelt in 1932, the nation acknowledged prohibition to have been a colossal failure. Q & A to follow the lecture.

 Free event but registration is required:click here

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