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  1. History Lessons
  2. U.S. History
  3. Progressive Era
  4. Child Labor
Topic: U.S. History
Time Period: Progressive Era

Child Labor

Lewis Hine shot hundreds of photographs that exposed the working conditions facing thousands of child laborers in the first two decades of the twentieth century. His powerful images shed light on a world largely hidden from most middle-class Americans and influenced public debate about child labor laws. This lesson asks students to think critically about Hine’s photographs and their usefulness as evidence of the past.

Child Labor image

Image: Photograph of the Pennsylvania breaker taken by Lewis Hine in 1911. From the Library of Congress.

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