Friday, May 21, 2021

The Lingering Effects Of The Prohibition Era

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The U.S. Congress even had a primary bootlegger George Cassiday during the Prohibition known as the Man with the Green Hat (see here, here). "... he sold liquor for ten years to congressmen and senators. In October 1930, he came forward and told his story in six front-page articles in the Washington Post. The articles pointed out Congressional hypocrisy and made the public even more jaded about Prohibition. His admission made both national news and an impact on the midterm Congressional elections just a week later. ..."



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