In the activities contained within this gallery, students will analyze video segments and primary source images to understand the challenges of enforcing Prohibition.

Learning Objectives:

Students will:

• Analyze how enforcement of Prohibition became a fight between the states and federal government and Americans vs. Americans;
• Analyze how the federal government used legislation and federal enforcement to violate the constitutional ban on illegal search and seizure; 
• Understand how some states refused to enforce Prohibition laws without federal funding.

About the Author:

Eden McCauslin is a Social Studies and English teacher in Chicago Public Schools. Eden previously taught in the District of Columbia Public Schools.