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[[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] had been popular in north Florida, and was opposed in the south, which became a haven for speakeasies and run-runners in the 1920s. During 1928-32 a broad coalition of judges, lawyers, politicians, journalists, brewers, hoteliers, retailers, and ordinary wet Floridians came together around the idea of repealing the ban on alcohol. When the federal government legalized near beer and light wine in 1933, the wet coalition launched a successful campaign to legalize these beverages at the state level. Floridians subsequently joined in the national campaign to repeal the 18th Amendment, which succeeded in December 1933. The following November, state voters repealed Florida's constitutional ban on liquor and gave local governments the power to legalize or outlaw alcoholic beverages.<ref> John J. Guthrie, Jr., "Rekindling The Spirits: From National Prohibition to Local Option in Florida: 1928-1935," ''Florida Historical Quarterly'' 1995 74(1): 23-39. 0015-4113 </ref>  

[[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] had been popular in north Florida, and was opposed in the south, which became a haven for speakeasies and run-runners in the 1920s. During 1928-32 a broad coalition of judges, lawyers, politicians, journalists, brewers, hoteliers, retailers, and ordinary wet Floridians came together around the idea of repealing the ban on alcohol. When the federal government legalized near beer and light wine in 1933, the wet coalition launched a successful campaign to legalize these beverages at the state level. Floridians subsequently joined in the national campaign to repeal the 18th Amendment, which succeeded in December 1933. The following November, state voters repealed Florida's constitutional ban on liquor and gave local governments the power to legalize or outlaw alcoholic beverages.<ref> John J. Guthrie, Jr., "Rekindling The Spirits: From National Prohibition to Local Option in Florida: 1928-1935," ''Florida Historical Quarterly'' 1995 74(1): 23-39. 0015-4113 </ref>  

===New Deal===

===New Deal===

The New Deal (1933-40) changed and reaffirmed the physical, environmental, and intellectual landscape of south Florida.  It ranged from the many hum-drum sewers, roads and schools built by the Works Progress Administration ([[WPA]]) to the haunting photographs of rural poverty by the [[Farm Security Administration]] (FSA), from the Treasury sponsored post office murals to the work camps for the younf men of the Civilian Conservation Corps ([[CCC]]), and finally to welfare state created by the Social Security program, which brought so many retirees to Florida.  

The New Deal (1933-40) changed and reaffirmed the physical, environmental, and intellectual landscape of south Florida.  It ranged from the many hum-drum sewers, roads and schools built by the Works Progress Administration ([[WPA]]) to the haunting photographs of rural poverty by the Farm Security Administration ([[FSA]]), from the Treasury sponsored post office murals to the work camps for the younf men of the Civilian Conservation Corps ([[CCC]]), and finally to welfare state created by the Social Security program, which brought so many retirees to Florida.  

===Disney World===

===Disney World===

To get Walt Disney World, Orlando beat out St Louis and several other sites for this experiment in family fun. Disney World opened in 1971 and immediately became Florida's best known attraction, pulling in tems of millions of visitors a year, spinning off other attractions and vast tracts of housing. Disney forced Florida to broaden its social outlook by offering entertainment to all, without regard to race or language. Despite protest from conservative churches, the company has embraced gay and lesbian patrons who descend on the park for the yearly "Gay Day," organized through private travel organizations. Meanwhile Disney tickets rose from $5.25 in 1975, to $60.00. Tourism does not pay high wages, however, and Orlando has one of the weakest infrastructures in the state; its schools are falling apart.<ref>  Richard Foglesong, ''Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando'' (2001); Mormino (2005) </ref>  

To get Walt Disney World, Orlando beat out St Louis and several other sites for this experiment in family fun. Disney World opened in 1971 and immediately became Florida's best known attraction, pulling in tems of millions of visitors a year, spinning off other attractions and vast tracts of housing. Disney forced Florida to broaden its social outlook by offering entertainment to all, without regard to race or language. Despite protest from conservative churches, the company has embraced gay and lesbian patrons who descend on the park for the yearly "Gay Day," organized through private travel organizations. Meanwhile Disney tickets rose from $5.25 in 1975, to $60.00. Tourism does not pay high wages, however, and Orlando has one of the weakest infrastructures in the state; its schools are falling apart.<ref>  Richard Foglesong, ''Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando'' (2001); Mormino (2005) </ref>  

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Baptist, Edward E. ''Creating an Old South: Middle Florida's Plantation  Frontier before the Civil War.'' (2002) 2002. 408 pp.

* Baptist, Edward E. ''Creating an Old South: Middle Florida's Plantation  Frontier before the Civil War.'' (2002) 2002. 408 pp.

* Hoffman, Paul E. ''Florida's Frontiers.'' (History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier series.) (2002). 470 pp.

* Hoffman, Paul E. ''Florida's Frontiers.'' (History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier series.) (2002). 470 pp.

* Revels, Tracy J. ''Grander in Her Daughters: Florida's Women during the Civil War.'' (2004) 221 pp. [http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.php?id=10988 online review]

* Revels, Tracy J. ''Grander in Her Daughters: Florida's Women during the Civil War.'' (2004) 221 pp. [http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.php?id=10988 online review]

* Rivers, Larry Eugene. ''Slavery in Florida: Territorial Days to Emancipation.'' (2000). 369 pp. [ online review]

* Rivers, Larry Eugene. ''Slavery in Florida: Territorial Days to Emancipation.'' (2000). 369 pp. [ online review]

===Cities, regions and environment===

===Cities, regions and environment===

* Bartley, Abel A. ''Keeping the Faith: Race, Politics, and Social Development in Jacksonville, Florida, 1940-1970.'' (2000). 177 pp. [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.questia.com%2Flibrary%2Fbook%2Fkeeping-the-faith-race-politics-and-social-development-in-jacksonville-florida-1940-1970-by-abel-a-bartley-jon-l-wakelyn.jsp&ei=xlY1Spa9PJHstAPuk9XyCg&usg=AFQjCNEIO696pJuywxVTs_uGu7wEw-k_JQ online edition]

* Bartley, Abel A. ''Keeping the Faith: Race, Politics, and Social Development in Jacksonville, Florida, 1940-1970.'' (2000). 177 pp. [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.questia.com%2Flibrary%2Fbook%2Fkeeping-the-faith-race-politics-and-social-development-in-jacksonville-florida-1940-1970-by-abel-a-bartley-jon-l-wakelyn.jsp&ei=xlY1Spa9PJHstAPuk9XyCg&usg=AFQjCNEIO696pJuywxVTs_uGu7wEw-k_JQ online edition]

* Brown, Canter, Jr. ''Tampa in the Civil War and Reconstruction.'' (2000). 246 pp.

* Brown, Canter, Jr. ''Tampa in the Civil War and Reconstruction.'' (2000). 246 pp.

* Kerstein, Robert. ''Politics and Growth in Twentieth-Century Tampa.'' (2001). 440 pp.

* Kerstein, Robert. ''Politics and Growth in Twentieth-Century Tampa.'' (2001). 440 pp.

* Miller, James J. ''An Environmental History of Northeast Florida.'' (1998). 223 pp.

* Miller, James J. ''An Environmental History of Northeast Florida.'' (1998). 223 pp.

* Muir, Helen. ''Miami, USA.'' (1953) 355 pp.

* Muir, Helen. ''Miami, USA.'' (1953) 355 pp.