Prohibition: The Best Thing that Happened to Organized Crime

by The Mob Museum

Prohibition is the best thing that ever happened to organized crime. It made mobsters into millionaires and created a new client base for illicit products. Join The Mob Museum on a journey back to the 1920s to discuss how and why Prohibition happened. Explore the rise of bootleggers, rumrunners and speakeasies through artifacts, image and stories from the period.

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Cost

Point to Point: $150.00
Point to Point Premium: $150.00

Programs available to groups of up to 100 participants for $150.
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Length

60 minutes (including time for Q&A)

Target Audience

Education: Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons, Library Staff

Minimum participants:

Maximum participants:

100

Primary Disciplines

Social Studies/History

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)
Google Hang Out
Zoom
Microsoft Teams

Booking Information

Program is generally available Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. PST and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. PST.

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About This Provider

The Mob Museum

Las Vegas, NV
United States

The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the public understanding of organized crime’s history and impact on American society.

Located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, in the city's original Federal Courthouse and Post Office, The Mob Museum offers exhibits and programs related to Las Vegas, the Mob, law enforcement, the justice system, and forensic science.

The Mob Museum's virtual outreach programs combine the exploration of historical artifacts with riveting stories about organized crime and law enforcement.

Contact:
The Museum Museum Education Department
education@themobmuseum.org
7027248629

Program Details

Format

This presentation uses a photo slideshow to guide participants through the history of the Prohibition era in the United States and its role in the rise of organized crime. Along the way, the presenter highlights historical artifacts related to the time period.

Major topics include the rise of the temperance movement and the passage of the 18th Amendment, the rise of organized crime, bootlegging, rumrunning, the enforcement of Prohibition, and the law's eventual repeal.

Objectives

1. Participants will learn how and why Prohibition occurred in the United States.
2. Participants will understand the conditions that led to the rise of organized crime in the United States.
3. Participants will examine ways in which the law failed, and analyze why Prohibition was eventually repealed.