What was the main effect of the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment? A. It compensated for the damage brought about as the result of the Red Summer of 1919. B. It eliminated prohibition. C. It freed African-Americans. D. It protected citizens from radicals such as Marcus Garvey.
The 21st Amendment reversed the the 18th Amendment, which had placed a national ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol. This was called Prohibition was considered to be a great failure.