“We Want Beer!”

A cast of thousands march to protest prohibition

We’ll be keeping the 19th one though Photo by the Bill of Rights Institution

During the height of the Great Depression, getting 100,000 people hyped up about anything aside from finding work was a daunting task. Jobs were scarce, money was tight, and morale was low. Everything pretty much sucked.

But there was one thing that could drive the masses to the streets of New York City in the thousands — Beer.