Prohibition Party
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The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages and as an integral part of the temperance movement.
National Prohibition Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1892
The Drunkard's Progress: A lithograph by Nathaniel Currier supporting the temperance movement, January 1846
Green Clay Smith Brady Handy
Neal Dow daguerreotype
The temperance movement in the United States, which sought to curb the consumption of alcohol, had a large influence on American politics and American society in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Prohibition Party
…today is progressive on economic issues in that it supports Social Security and free education, but is conservative on social issues, such as supporting temperance and advocating for a consistent life ethic. The party also advocates for environmental stewardship. In 1868 and 1869, branches of the International…
Soldiers drinking whiskey and playing cards
Postcard depicting Temperance Hall
A temperance fountain in Tompkins Square Park, New York City