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Early Prohibition and The Rise of Weird Liquor Laws (1838)

Published: Jan. 27, 2022, 2:33 p.m.

IT\u2019s January 27th. This day in 1838, some 80 years before national prohibition, the country\u2019s first liquor restriction was passed.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how the temperance movement gained momentum alongside other moral crusades in the mid-19th century, and how we are still living with a weird patchwork of alcohol laws around the country.

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