Neal Dow, the "Father of Prohibition"

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Ken Burns Neal Down Prohibition Maine alcohol Maine Temperance Union immigration Irish Americans temperance bootlegging Ken Burns America WETA
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History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Neal Dow, the "Father of Prohibition"

Neal Dow was the wealthy Mayor of Portland, Maine. In 1851, he demanded the state legislature ban the sale of alcohol.
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