Use to prevent the common simplification that Repeal eliminated state control of alcohol.
Constitutional Repeal ended the Eighteenth Amendment’s nationwide regime but did not create a nationally uniform retail or distribution system.
Section 1 of the Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment. Section 2 prohibited transportation or importation of intoxicating liquor into a state, territory, or possession in violation of its laws. Ratification was completed on December 5, 1933.
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National Archives document and exhibit metadata agree on the December 5, 1933 ratification date.
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