Repeal The 18th Amendment : More Beer Less Taxes

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• PUBLISHER: [Published by] Peck & Peck.

• MEDIUM: Printed cloth, handkerchief,

  DATE: undated, circa 1928.

• EDITION SIZE: Cloth size 17 x 16 3/4" (43.2 x 42.5 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: The publisher Peck & Peck was a private retailer of women's clothing, opening in 1888 and closing down in 1991. The primary location was 581 Fifth Avenue in New York City. <BR><BR> The design evokes the "Spirit of 76" painting by Archibald McNeal Willard, with the addition of a woman playing the fife and they are marching of beer foam rather than solid ground. <BR><BR> The "Repeal the 18th Amendment" began in 1927 with a group of New York lawyers forming the "Voluntary Committee of Lawyers" to advocate for the repeal, arguing that public disregard for Prohibition was undermining respect for the legal system. <BR><BR> The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on January 16, 1919, initiated the Prohibition Era by prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes in the United States. This amendment was a result of the national temperance movement and aimed to reduce crime, corruption, and social problems associated with alcohol consumption. <BR><BR> The National Temperance Movement began in 1789, bolstered by Benjamin Rush’s “An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits Upon the Human Body and Mind.” The first group was in Connecticut, where they banned the making of whiskey. Other groups followed in Virginia and New York State. The American Temperance Society, formed in 1826, was closely tied to religion, with Protestant and Catholic church leaders promoting temperance. <BR><BR> By the late 1830s, the movement had over one million members, and more than 18 journals were published on alcohol consumption issues. In 1893, the Anti-Saloon League (ASL) was formed. They perfected the art of pressure politics. One of their slogans, “the Church in action against the saloon. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed on December 18, 1917, and was ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures on January 16, 1919. The Amendment took effect on January 16, 1920 and was repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment on December 5, 1933.

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• CATEGORIES: 20th-21st Century Subjects , Historical