Voluntary Committee of Lawyers
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The original Voluntary Committee of Lawyers (VCL) was founded in 1927 to bring about the repeal of prohibition and the Volstead Act. With its urging, the American Bar Association called for repeal in 1928. Under the leadership of Joseph H. Choate, Jr., lawyers in every state were actively involved in working to bring about repeal, which occurred in 1933. At that time, the VCL closed its books and ceased to exist.
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- Evans, Richard M. The Original Voluntary Committee of Lawyers (1927-1933). VCL website [1]
- Repeal of Prohibition in the U.S.