Prohibition – Episode 1: A Nation of Drunkards

Описание: Episode 1 of Ken Burns’ Prohibition traces the roots of America’s ban on alcohol. In the 19th century, the United States was drowning in liquor—by some estimates, Americans drank three times more than we do today. Alcohol abuse was tied to poverty, domestic violence, and social unrest, fueling a national movement that demanded change.

The episode shows:

The rise of the Temperance movement, led by religious and reform leaders.

How women activists connected alcohol to broken families and economic hardship.

The political push that turned a moral crusade into a constitutional amendment.

The seeds of what would become one of the most ambitious social experiments in U.S. history.

⚠️ Why it matters today: Prohibition teaches us about the power of grassroots movements to shape law and society—for better or worse. It also shows how morality, politics, and money collide when the government tries to legislate behavior. These same tensions still play out now in debates over drugs, voting rights, and social justice.

At Black Truth TV, we present Prohibition not just as history, but as a mirror for today’s struggles with freedom, reform, and control.

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