What was banned in Mississippi in 1907 that didn't become legal there again until 1966?

When it comes to alcohol regulation, the state of Mississippi stands out among the country’s other 49 parts. Whether it’s the selection of alcohol available to its residents or the blue letter laws that keep almost half of the state dry, Mississippi’s history and conservative background has prevented it from having some ancient regulations reformed until recent years, thanks to progressive grassroots organizations and willing legislators.

Ever since prohibition ended in 1933 and states were given the choice to keep the ban on alcohol or not, Mississippi has made its stance on alcohol known by being the last state to repeal the ban an astounding 33 years later in 1966. Even after the ban was lifted, many counties chose to remain dry.

Mississippi was the only state as a whole to have a ban on high gravity beer until summer of 2012 when Governor Phil Bryant signed the craft beer bill that allows beer with over 6 percent alcohol to be sold. With out the hard work of the grassroots organization, Raise Your Pints, that works to reform and educate Mississippi about craft beer, this bill would have never been passed. Raise Your Pints, which started seven years ago in Jackson, MS, has campaigned in Starkville, Oxford, Meridian, Vicksburg and Jackson over the past several years. Now that the bills have been passed, the volunteers for Raise Your Pints feel that the organization is a complete success.