Bootlegging and Prohibition
This blog will be generally explaining the 1920's and the infamous acts that went on such as Bootlegging due to prohibition of alcohol.
- The 18th amendment to the U.S Constitution banned the manufacturing, sale ,and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the U.S.
- Once, the alcohol prohibition went into full effect, some people weren't able to abide by this law, they had to find alcohol.
- Bootlegging was popular within this time (1920s and early 1930s). Criminals and mostly Mafia members such as Al Capone would buy, sell and trade alcohol beyond each other illegally.
- Great reference and book to this bootlegging and Prohibition era is "The profile of a bootlegger."
- From January. 1920 to 1933, this law took place ,and eventually was uplifted with the ratification of the twenty-first amendment.
This category would be listed under : Liberation
The government tried to liberate and "set free" the people from their bad habits of drinking. They established and enforced the 18th amendment to basically prohibit alcohol so the nation would possible have hope for the future.
Quote:
" Bootlegging , in the U.S. history was illegal traffic in liquor in violation of legislative restrictions on its manufacture, sale ,or transportation." ( The editors of Encyclopedia Britannica).
MLA Citation 1 :
"Bootlegging". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2015. Web. 02 Oct. 2015
MLA Citation 2 :
“Prohibition.” History Channel. A-E Network. 2015. Web. 1.October.2015.
