Prohibition

Two Americas

Clip: Season 1 | 7m 57s  | Video has closed captioning.

The 1924 Democratic Convention between William McAdoo and Al Smith pitted rural vs. urban america and would set the stage for 1928.

Aired: 10/02/11

Rating: NR

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