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Billy Sunday's Funeral
- Evangelist Billy Sunday held a celebratory "funeral" for alcohol in the South.
- Mimes pretended to be drunks and devils, symbolizing the banishment of "demon liquor".
Roots of Prohibition
- The Prohibition movement stemmed from the same moral fervor that drove abolition and women's suffrage.
- It was also fueled by racist and nativist sentiments against immigrant communities.
Prohibition Loopholes
- People exploited loopholes in Prohibition, including religious exemptions and "medicinal" prescriptions.
- Others sold grape cakes with warnings against fermentation and flavor extracts "not" meant for alcohol.