- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Temperance movement
- Creator:
- Fahey, David M.
- Date of Original:
- 2003-03-11
- Subject:
- Social reformers--Georgia
Temperance--Societies, etc.
Temperance--United States
Georgia Woman's Christian Temperance Union - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the temperance movement in Georgia. An organized temperance movement began in Georgia in the late 1820s and, after early difficulties, flourished through the 1930s. As in other parts of the United States, Georgia's temperance reformers typically were evangelical Protestants who regarded alcoholic beverages as harmful (even sinful) for the individual drinker and for society at large. Supposedly, drink destroyed families and reputations and brought about poverty, disorder, and crime. As elsewhere, Georgia's temperance reformers started by urging individuals to decide voluntarily not to drink and later campaigned to change the laws to restrict and abolish the sale of alcoholic beverages. Georgia had statewide prohibition from 1908 until 1935, a period that began before and extended beyond national prohibition (1920-33).
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/temperance-movement/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Temperance Movement," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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