
Ken Burns: The Prohibition Idea
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Ken Burns discusses episode one of Prohibition.
Ken Burns discusses Episode One of Prohibition, and what the United States was going through during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Ken Burns: The Prohibition Idea
Preview | 1m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Ken Burns discusses Episode One of Prohibition, and what the United States was going through during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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