Association Against the Prohibition Amendment

The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment was established in 1918[1] and became a leading organization working for the repeal of prohibition in the United States.

Growth

The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment was founded by William H. Stayton in 1918. It grew rapidly as the problems caused by prohibition became increasingly evident. Its publicity campaign, begun in 1928, helped mobilize growing opposition to the Eighteenth Amendment (the "prohibition amendment"). It included, as an official song, "Light Wine and Beer" by Dave Kohn and George Vest Jr., music by Bert Keene.[2]

Prominent members of the organization included Pierre S. du Pont, Irénée du Pont, John J. Raskob, Jouett Shouse, Grayson M.P. Murphy, and James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.

Notable Publications by the Association

  • Du Pont, Pierre S. (1926). "Eighteenth Amendment Not a Remedy for the Drink Evil". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington D.C.: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment.
  • "Canada Liquor Crossing the Border". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington D.C.: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. 1929.
  • "Reforming America with a Shotgun; A Study of Prohibition Killings". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington D.C.: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. 1929.
  • "Scandals of Prohibition Enforcement". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington D.C.: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. 1929.
  • "Does Prohibition Pay?". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington D.C.: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. 1930.
  • "Finland's Prohibition: An Echo of Volsteadism". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington D.C.: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. 1930.
  • "Prohibition Enforcement: Its Effect on Courts and Prisons". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington D.C.: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. 1930.
  • "The Bratt System of Liquor Control in Sweden". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington D.C.: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. 1930.
  • "Norway's Noble Experiment". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington D.C.: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. 1931.

See also

The Crusaders

References

  1. ↑ Gale: "Papers of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment ...", accessed November 28, 2010
  2. ↑ "New Cohan Show" (PDF). Music Trade Review. July 22, 1922. Retrieved April 18, 2015.

Sources

  • David E. Kyvig; Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (2000). Repealing National Prohibition. Wick Poetry First Book. Kent State University Press. ISBN 978-0873386722. OCLC 44039297.
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