Gangs Of Detroit
- 7 years ago
In 1917, three years before national Prohibition, liquor became illegal in Michigan. (Henry Ford, who owned the River Rouge plant, desired a sober workforce and backed the 1916 Damon Act.) Due to Detroit's proximity to Ohio, bootleggers and other people imported booze from Toledo. Judges took a lenient view of offenders, and in 1919 the Damon Act was declared unconstitutional.
In 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment was adopted, and prohibition took effect throughout the United States. Canada became a major port for running alcohol products because the Canadian federal government approved and licensed distilleries and breweries to manufacture, distribute, and export alcohol.
In 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment was adopted, and prohibition took effect throughout the United States. Canada became a major port for running alcohol products because the Canadian federal government approved and licensed distilleries and breweries to manufacture, distribute, and export alcohol.