Prohibition in Atlanta: Temperance, Tiger Kings & White Lightning

Professor Ron Smith (Birkbeck College University of London UK),Mary O Boyle

Prohibition in Atlanta: Temperance, Tiger Kings & White Lightning
Format
Hardback
Publisher
History Press Library Editions
Country
Published
15 June 2015
Pages
178
ISBN
9781540210913

Prohibition in Atlanta: Temperance, Tiger Kings & White Lightning

Professor Ron Smith (Birkbeck College University of London UK),Mary O Boyle

After the Civil War, state and national Prohibition galvanized in Atlanta the issues of classism, racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. While many consider flappers and gangsters the iconic images of the era, in reality, it was marked with temperance zealotry, blind tigers and white lightning. Georgia’s protracted and intense battle changed the industrial and social landscapes of its capital city and unleashed a flood of illegal liquor that continually flowed in the wettest city in the South. Moonshine was the toast of the town from mill houses to the state capitol. The state eventually repealed prohibition, but the social, moral and legal repercussions still linger seventy years later. Join authors Ron Smith and Mary O. Boyle as they recount the colorful history of Atlanta’s struggle to freely enjoy a drink.

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