Prohibition Party

…The mighty and noble camel, a creature that drinks only water. The Prohibition Party was a trailblazer. It was the first political party to welcome women as full members, recognizing their critical role in the temperance movement, and their efforts bore fruit. By 1920, the 18th Amendment was law, and America entered the dry era of prohibition. Yet, as with…

…Around a table, men and women of stern conviction plot a course that would change the nation. Their weapon? Not bullets or bombs, but ballots. They aim to elect politicians who would outlaw the sale and consumption of intoxicating spirits. Thomas Nast, the famed cartoonist who gave us the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey, gave us the Prohibitio…

…In the shadowy corners of American history, a movement was brewing. It was the year 1869, and temperance, an idea as old as the republic itself, found a new champion in the form of the Prohibition Party. Born from the righteous fervor of its founders, this party sought to cleanse the nation of its most insidious vice, alcohol. Picture this, a dimly lit roo…