Washingtonian movement
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Washingtonian movement
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The Washingtonian movement was a 19th-century temperance fellowship founded on Thursday, April 2, 1840, by six alcoholics at Chase's Tavern on Liberty Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The idea was that by relying on each other, sharing their alcoholic experiences, and creating an atmosphere of conviviality, they could keep each other sober. Total abstinence from alcohol (teetotalism) was their goal. The group taught sobriety and preceded Alcoholics Anonymous by almost a century. Members sought out
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19th-century temperance movement in the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtonian_movement
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2004-08-12T22:04:59Z
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2024-09-03T15:23:47Z
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