Still Fighting

Contemporary Alcohol Restrictions

Quiz 1. According to Gusfield, the prime reason people became active in the temperance movement was: A. to advance their class interests. B. to help the Republican party. C. to promote the status of their groups. D. that drinking was a communist plot that needed to be resisted. 2. From the mid 1800s through the mid 1900s, temperance activists: A. moved from an emphasis on “coercive” reform to a greater emphasis on “assimilative”reform. B. moved from an emphasis on alcohol to an emphasis on other drugs. C. Moved toward greater support of progressive, left wing causes. D. Moved from an emphasis on “assimilative” reform to an emphasis on “coercive” reform.

The Founders of Galesburg (and Knox College) Strong drink has agitated the town since its founding. Almost its first organization was a temperance society. Its founders had three anathemas, irreligion, slavery and intemperance. They thought they had barred alcohol forever by incorporating in all deeds the proviso that if intoxicating drinks were made or sold on the premises, the land would revert to the college. The clause was never legally invoked, and is probably invalid.” ― Earnest Elmo Calkins, THEY BROKE THE PRAIRIE

Drink As Sin

The Fruits of Temperance

Protecting Mothers and Families

Foreign Threat

Not Everyone Agreed….

Real Consequences of Alcohol Alcohol-Related Deaths: An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.10 In 2014, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).11 National Institutes of Health Consequences—Researchers estimate that each year: 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor-vehicle crashes.23 696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking.24 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 report experiencing alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.24 Roughly 20 percent of college students meet the criteria for AUD.25 About 1 in 4 college students report academic consequences from drinking, including missing class, falling behind in class, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall.26