NEH on the Road: Spirited, Prohibition in America

FAIN: MR-264771-19

Northern Indiana Center for History (South Bend, IN 46601-1519)
Randy Wayne Ray (Project Director: September 2018 to May 2024)

Spirited: Prohibition in America brings visitors back to this period of flappers and suffragists, bootleggers and temperance lobbyists, an real-life legends, such as Al Capone and Carry Nation. Adapted from the National Constitution Center's flagship exhibition, Spirited explores the history of Prohibition, from the dawn of the temperance movement to the unprecedented repeal of a constitutional amendment in 1933. What made the country go "dry" and how did America change during this period in history? Visitors to Spirited will learn about the amendment process, the role of liquor in American culture, the cultural revolution of the roaring '20, and how liquor laws vary from state to state today.