Speaking of Superfluous Starlings
1/10/1930
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Enforcement of prohibition laws proved extremely difficult. Many Americans did not agree with the decade long prohibition of the shipment and sales of alcoholic beverages. Not only were the laws being flaunted openly, organized crime groups were becoming more and more involved in all phases of the liquor business. Cartoonist Clifford Berryman spoofs the efforts of the Federal Law Enforcement Commission as it readied its first annual report to the Congress. Their main conclusion: "We find something must be done."
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 6012008
Full Citation: Speaking of Superfluous Starlings; 1/10/1930; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/speaking-of-superfluous-starlings, September 8, 2024]Activities that use this document
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