Video: Topics: History: Modern
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Ken Burns | PROHIBITION | Georgetown Bootlegging | PBS (#102)
Don Ward talks about hiding illegal alcohol in Arlington Cemetery 01:41
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Ken Burns | PROHIBITION | Eliza Jane Thompson | PBS (#101)
Eliza Jane Thompson led a group of women in prayer while protesting in front of saloons 07:12
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Ken Burns | PROHIBITION | Neal Dow | PBS (#101)
An early prohibitionist, Neal Dow was the wealthy mayor of Portland, Maine. 02:49
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Ken Burns | PROHIBITION | Adolphus Busch | PBS (#101)
Adolphus Busch was the biggest brewer of his day. 03:58
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Ken Burns | PROHIBITION | Hyperpartisan Politics Two Americas | PBS (#102)
1924 Democratic convention set the stage for rural vs. urban America 07:57
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Ken Burns | PROHIBITION | Whispering Wires Whispering Wires | PBS (#102)
Roy Olmstead is caught in a wiretapping sting and sentenced to four years hard labor 09:36
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Ken Burns | Roots of PROHIBITION: The Time is Now | PBS (#101)
With the passage of the 16th Amendment, the Goverment no longer needed taxes from Alcohol 13:21
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Ken Burns | PROHIBITION | Whispering Wires The Good Bootlegger | PBS (#102)
Roy Olmstead, a Seattle police officer turned to bootlegging and made a fortune 06:09
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Ken Burns | Roots of PROHIBITION: Terribly Wonderful | PBS (#101)
Saloons served many functions during the 19th century for men, especially for immigrants. 09:12
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Ken Burns | Roots of PROHIBITION Absolute Shall | PBS (#101)
The problem of drink would have to be overcome through legislation 06:25
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Ken Burns | PROHIBITION | Scofflaw | PBS (#102)
In 1924 the Boston Herald offered a prize for coming up with a new word 00:36
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Ken Burns | Teaser Pete Hamill | PBS
Pete Hamill talked about defying authority 00:25
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Ken Burns | Teaser Margot Loines Wilkie | PBS
Margot Loines Wilkie discusses the changing sexual mores of the 1920's 00:44
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Ken Burns | Teaser: Michael Lerner | PBS
How much can we regulate society 00:30
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Ken Burns | PREVIEW: PROHIBITION: JAZZ AGE | PBS
Ken Burns and Wynton Marsalis talk about putting together the score for PROHIBITION 03:06
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