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Prohibition and the South Florida Connection

Prohibition and the South Florida Connection

20110h 55min
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A film about the prominent role South Florida, and its Caribbean neighbors played in the transportation of illegal booze into the U.S. during this infamous era. Depicting the prohibition era experience from Palm Beach to Key West is the engaging documentary, “Prohibition and the South Florida Connection.”

GenreDocumentary, History
Production CompaniesShadowWave Media, WLRN-TV

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