As a battle raged… an era roared
禁酒令这部PBS的纪录片分为三集，总共有五个半小时。这部纪录片由Ken Burns和Lynn Novick执导，讲述了将禁酒令写进美国第18次宪法修正案的起起伏伏和其间所涉及的各种重大事件。 当一个多世纪的激进主义反对达到顶点时，禁酒令却似乎真的提升甚至高尚化了美国人的生活水平，使得个人，家庭，乃至整个社会免于遭受滥用酒精所带来的毁灭性影响。
禁酒令 (季节 1)
A Nation of Drunkards 6.0
播出日期: 2011-10-02
概述: The start of the temperance movement in the 19th century under the stewardship of such leaders as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Willard and Carry Nation; and the Anti-Saloon League, which pushed for a constitutional amendment that would ban the sale and manufacture of alcohol.
A Nation of Scofflaws 6.0
播出日期: 2011-10-03
概述: The problems that the Volstead Act and Prohibition caused, including a possible increase in alcoholism due to women frequenting the illicit speakeasies that replaced male-only saloons; adulterated liquor that poisons some drinkers; and civil-rights violations by overzealous federal agents anxious to make arrests. Despite the public's growing opposition to the ban, few politicians dare to speak against it due to the political might of the Anti-Saloon League.
A Nation of Hypocrites 6.0
播出日期: 2011-10-04
概述: The factors that led to the end of Prohibition. The criminalizing of alcohol feeds large profits into the coffers of criminal organizations and turns such gangsters as Al Capone into celebrities. Wealthy Pauline Sabin encourages the repeal of the 18th Amendment; and brings together women from all classes who support her position. The 21st Amendment, which repeals the 18th, is adopted after Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1932 election and by late 1933 people can again legally buy drinks.
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