Aired Thursday May 6,
6:25pm - 7:30pmon PBS America +1
Prohibition
A Sea of RumIn the Jazz Age of the mid-1920s, illegal bars called speakeasies become a symbol of glamorous city nightlife as reporters like Lois Long of The New Yorker chronicle their generation's glittering debauchery. In Chicago, Al Capone becomes a celebrity, holding press conferences to promote his image while his murderous gang rises in power. To many, Prohibition looks more and more like a terrible mistake.
- Category
- Documentary / History / Law / Miniseries
- Original air date
- 2011-12-17
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