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18th & 21st Amendments - Prohibition

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Prohibition

Eighteenth Amendment - Prohibition of Liquor

Eighteenth Amendment Prohibition of Liquor

Twenty-First Amendment - Repeal of Prohibition

U.S. Constitution Twenty-First Amendment
Congress.gov site includes a button for Twenty-First Amendment Explained
Overview of Twenty-First Amendment, Repeal of Prohibition
From Congress.gov
Twenty-First Amendment Repeal of Prohibition
Constitution Annotated: "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed."

21st Federal Government

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The Twenty-First Amendment and the End of Prohibition, Part 1 : Introduction by Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, issuing body.
Call Number: online

Publication Date: 2023-
The twenty-first amendment and the end of prohibition, part 3 : drafting and state ratification (CRS) by Murrill, Brandon J., author. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, issuing body.
Call Number: Online

Publication Date: 2023-

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Ratification of the twenty-first amendment to the Constitution of the United States. by United States. Department of State
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents S 1.2:C 76/7 item does not circulate

Publication Date: 1934

Online access through HathiTrust

Newspapers

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The Prohibition Era in Connecticut
The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project topic guide.

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Hartford Courant (1764-1999)
Newspaper. Coverage: Access to 1764 - 1999 is a separate subscription provided by the Connecticut State Library and requires a CT State Library card.

Other Institutions

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Connecticut

Prohibition in Connecticut
Westport Public Library research guide.
Eighteenth Amendment
Westport Public Library research guide

18th Amendment - Books

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21st Amendment - Books

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Social and Economic Control of Alcohol : the 21st amendment in the 21st century by Carole L. Jurkiewicz; Murphy J. Painter
Call Number: Stacks HV5085 .S63 2008

ISBN: 9781420054637

Publication Date: 2007
The Journal of the Constitutional Convention to Act upon a Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Dover, Delaware, on June 24, 1933 by Delaware. Convention on ratification or rejection of the 21st amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Call Number: Online and Stacks JK169 21st 1933 .D3 Item does not circulate

Publication Date: 1935

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