Anti-Saloon League

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The Anti-Saloon League was a social interest group active in Birmingham in the early 20th century. The league argued for more restrictions on the sale of alcohol, and, ultimately, for Prohibition.

The national Anti-Saloon League was headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Former Howard College president Benjamin Franklin Riley served as its president for a time.

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References

Harris, Carl V. (1977) Political Power in Birmingham, 1871-1921. Twentieth-Century America Series. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 087049211X

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