US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Volstead Act and Related Prohibition Documents
Refer to the documents pertaining to Prohibition on this site when using the accompanying activities. In addition practice analyzing primary source documents with the worksheet that is provided.
PBS
Pbs: Prohibition: Lesson Plans
Provides four detailed lesson plans about Prohibition. The lesson plans include activities, student handouts, assessment and extension ideas, and video segments.
Ohio State University
Ehistory: Clash of Cultures in the 1910s and 1920s: Prohibition Index
This index included in the larger site on Prohibition gives links to political cartoons, photographs, and documents, which include essays, parts of speeches, and commission reports. Good primary sources.
Brown University
Digital Collections: $100,000,000 Saved Connecticut in Three Dry Years
In an attempt to justify the imposition of Prohibition, many wrote about its benefits. This book, published in 1923 and written by T. Justin Steuart of the Anti-Saloon League of America, gives charts upon charts and explanations about...
Other
Anti Saloon League Museum
From 1893 to 1933, the Anti-Saloon League was a major force in American politics. Influencing the United States through the printed word and lobbying, it turned a moral crusade into a Constitutional amendment. The League left a legacy of...
Digital History
Digital History: Prohibition
This is a very comprehensive discussion of Prohibition, the reasons supporters pushed for it, the problems with enforcement, and its failure. Read about anti-German sentiment as a reason for Prohibition, the increase in organized crime...
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Temperance and Prohibition: Why Prohibition?
Article considers the reasons behind the enactment, in 1919, of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Sen. Phelan Attacks Prohibition
An article in the April, 1929, San Francisco Magazine by California Senator, James D. Phelan, decrying Prohibition and giving many reasons why it didn't work.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Falls County Prohibition Committee, July 5, 1915
The Prohibition movement was strong in the early 20th century. Check out this document to learn about the Prohibition Committee formed in Falls County, Texas.