1907 Prohibition Act

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Georgia's 1907 Prohibition Act placed a statewide ban on the sale, production, and transportation of alcohol. Georgia was the first southern state to pass a statewide ban on alcoholic beverages.

Courtesy of Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Lamartine Griffin Hardman Papers, #LGH-DOC-IV-3-13.

1907 Prohibition Act

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