WCTU
The temperance crusade was primarily supported by various religious groups, particularly evangelical Protestants, who viewed alcohol as morally corrupting. Women's organizations, such as the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), also played a significant role, advocating for temperance as a means to protect families and promote social reform. Additionally, members of the Progressive movement and some labor organizations supported temperance, believing that reducing alcohol consumption would improve public health and worker productivity.
The word "temperance" tells you what problem these groups were considered. Temperance here refers to drinking alcoholic beverages. These groups were worried about excessive drinking.
The american temperance society
temperance - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
the American Temperance Society
Lyman Beecher was the father of the temperance movement in the United States. He co-founded the American Temperance Society, and was a Presbyterian minister.
Prohibition came as a result of strong pressure from various Protestant denominations and temperance groups such as the Prohibition Party and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
He supported the temperance movement, opposed slavery, and worked for world peace
Passing local laws banning the sale and production of liquor
Temperance movement
One prominent group that preached against alcohol consumption was the Temperance movement in the United States. Another well-known group was the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), which advocated for the prohibition of alcohol.
Prohibition was primarily supported by various temperance organizations, such as the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and the Anti-Saloon League, which advocated for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption due to its perceived negative social effects. Religious groups, particularly certain Protestant denominations, also endorsed Prohibition, viewing it as a moral imperative to curb alcohol-related problems. Additionally, some progressive reformers believed that banning alcohol would lead to social improvement and reduce crime.