Freestone County, Texas
Social


Anti-Prohibition and Prohibition Committees of the 1880s


Prohibition is the movement to prohibit the sale of liquor/alcohol.  It is 
also called the temperance movement.

Prohibition was a very emotional and active issue that gripped the nation 
including Freestone County, Texas in the 1880s.  Speeches, barbeques, and 
rallies were held.  Committees were formed for the various communities.  
Religious leaders got involved.  In Freestone County, prohibition was a central 
issue for both African American and Anglo communities. 

Eventually national prohibition was accomplished by means of the Eighteenth 
Amendment to the Constitution.  The Eighteenth Amendment was ratified January 
29, 1919.