Newsies: The Industrialized Life Of The Late 19th Century

Before the Industrial revolution people knew very little about the world and were used to making whatever they needed with their hands. Life was quiet because there was no machinery to make any noise. No one traveled very far on a regular basis because there was no way for rapid transportation and there were no clocks, people just used the rise and setting of the sun. When the Industrial revolution started, the nine to five job life style emerged as well and life changed for everyone.

Despite the major setback of being part of the youth population in the late 1800’s, the Newsboys fought the authorities for the sole purpose of understanding what they deserved, as well as any child within the labor force. On July 20th, 1899, the start of one of the most powerful strikes in history began. By protesting and striking against two of the largest newspaper companies in New York at the time, the Newsies proved they weren’t budging in their stance. Through holding their ground and unmasking their will and determination, the companies gave into their requests and even left a withstanding impact on the changing child labor laws.

Up to this point a multitude of people were oppressed in many ways, varying from race, to belief(s), and in the work force. The time in which these series of strikes took place were up to the evolutionary pre-nineteen hundreds. Specifically the 1890’s. Differing from these many others, the Newsboys (Newsies) of

Up to this point a multitude of people were oppressed in many ways, varying from race, to belief(s), and in the work force. The time in which these series of strikes took place were up to the evolutionary pre nineteen hundreds. Specifically the 1890’s. Differing from these many others, the Newsboys (Newsies) of

Imagine having to wait a long period of time for a letter from your beloved because they had to send it through horse. Or even better, imagine having to wait for wheat or meat restock in your city due to the distance the store purchased it from. America industrial growth couldn’t have occurred without the industrial giants of the period. The industrial giants gave the states more opportunity to create and move quicker to provide the nation.

In the 1890s, capitalism controlled much of the industry in New York City. William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were two executives that in their pursuit to gain money oppress the child work force, the Newsies who are runaways or orphan boys selling newspapers for an income. When the newspaper executives raise the price of papers they are testing the strength of capitalism in America to see if even the weakest will adhere to this environment. The economic decision to raise the price of papers fails when the Newsies strike with the support of the masses of New York until there is no way to for the paper to thrive unless it drops back to price. The 1992 movie Newsies critiques the laissez-faire capitalism that demanding executives tried to use, but it endorses a populist ideology that glorifies organization, self-defense, and noncompliance with powerful executives.

The Gilded Age was a period from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in which Americans greatly increased the rate of industrialization, bringing rise to many economic and social problems. Although many people responded to these problems, two of the most famous were Andrew Carnegie, a wealthy “captain of industry,” and Upton Sinclair, a novelist. Industrialization brought about many economic and social problems. It brought a great amount of wealth to very few and brought poverty to many, widening the gap between the two classes and causing tension between the wealthy and the poor, the factory owners and the laborers. Laborers had to work in hazardous environments for wages and with few ways to advance their position.

During the 1860’s America was in a period of economic hardship due to the ongoing demand for materials and money to fund the war. In the South, sufficient money and materials were hard to acquire because the southern economy still depended on the labor of slaves to produce their goods and income rather than factories. The Northern economy used numerous factories to produce goods and make profit for the war, but they still did not have technology that was advanced enough to easily produce all the necessary materials and money. After the civil war, America embarked on a journey of economic expansion and unification for the nation. In the late 19th century, government policies, technological advancements and population changes contributed to

Industrialization and urbanization that happened in America after the civil war, is a good manifestation that the country was moving along the right path. After the war, progress in terms of investments, industrialization and urbanization was inevitable. After the civil war in America, people from the south who had been displaced and the people who were free could now move to the west to work in the cattle drives, fight the Indians and also begin a new life as farmers. Social Darwinism philosophy was adopted, and everyone believed that the poor had the right to be rich. The paper will focus on the right path that the country followed in the feudalism period between 1865 and 1914 when the country became a feudal society based on the capital and not on the land.

But now, he can take extra papers without the risk of not being able to sell them. Thus, increasing the circulation of both paper industries. This resulted in the disbanding of The Newsboys Union. This particular strike resulted in other strikes to occur in cities across the country. Including the Butte, Montana Newsboy Strike of 1914, and the 1920’s Louisville, Kentucky Newsboys Strike. A few decades later, after numerous strikes, the urban child-welfare practice led to better conditions for the newsies. In particular, housing, food, and safer

But they were they poorest group in society, often were homeless and sleeping on the streets. The general public also didn’t like them. 1815 writer wrote that there are 10,000 children living on the streets. So it rends the air and deafen you with their shrill cries. When you were walking on the sidewalks they would surround you. They also would try to force you to buy their newspaper. They looked ragged and dirty all the time. Newsie were employees of the publisher and are not newspapers. They would buy paper from publisher and sell them, acting as independent agents. Typically earning was about thirty cents per day. In 1898 publish raised the cost of papers to newsboys from fifty to sixty cents per one hundred papers. Sense the Spanish-American was increased newspaper sold like crazy. Then strike began in July 1899 there was a large number of boys that refused to dispute the world. There was people who protested on the Brooklyn bridge and stopped traffic and news distributers. Demonstrated by cowling the paper cans and threatening the cart drivers. They threw rocks or beat up at those who didn’t honk. So they brought support to their cases. Then the strike ended after paper had lost a lot of money. Newsboy strike of 1899 proved a big step in child labor rights. It inspired strike such as the butte, Montana newsboys and the strike of 1914 and a 1920s strike in Kentucky. Strikes proved that children had power. They could organize and make things happen for themselves.

Mark Twain named the period between 1865-1900 the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age is known as a period that showed America as a country that was golden on the outside but was corrupt in reality. During the Gilded Age, America was seen as a country many people wanted to come to in order to have a better life because people had a chance to become wealthy. Once people arrived in America, they realized America was not portrayed as the country they heard great things about. The Gilded Age was also marked as an era which new business techniques, better communication, and new technology emerged. Industrialization changed America business and labor practices due to the national banking system, limited involvement of the government, wealthy owners using

The ensuing conflict, between labor vs. capital, during the late 1800s initiated a struggle of power in the workforce between the rich-industrialists (or corporate leaders) and the middle-class/lower-class workers. The Capitalists had intervened with the protests orchestrated by the workers, ensuring that the power remains with them. The strategies of the industrialists and the unique ways of protesting from the workers, contributes to spur a vigorous argument between the employers and their employees. The workers tried their best to ameliorate their working conditions by forming numerous unions, trying to fix currency (gold to paper) to economically help themselves, refusing to go to work, resorting to violence and non-violence, etc. However, the Corporate leaders kept an upper hand and dissolved the workers’ ambitions by hiring scabs, creating a strong relationship with the military (Pullman strike), controlling and fixing policies at work, hiring immigrants for cheap labor, etc. Throughout the late 1800s, the corporate leaders have been able to successfully prevent workers who had resorted to: forming unions, protests (ex. Pullman strike and Homestead strike), violence (ex. Haymarket Sq. Riot), etc., from achieving a radical solution to the workers issues with the management by using several different strategies including but not limited to: hiring scabs/immigrants in the Homestead strike, using government support in the Pullman strike and keeping the power on their side

In 1850 a new economic system rose in America, Industrial Capitalism. The rise of Industrial Capitalism brought many Changes to America. Cities and transportation, such as automobiles and railroads, become popular during this time. The three social classes became distinct during this time. The benefits of Industrial Capitalism were increase in production, because the creation of the assembly line. More jobs were created and high salaries for workers. This all created a more controlled economy. Despite the Benefits, there were many problems that came with Industrial Capitalism. The biggest problems were social class inequality and that people were unhappy. There were many groups in the next 100 years that would try to solve these problems; Progressives

In the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century of England, the Industrial Revolution occurred. It is marked as an important movement in history because it introduced steam-driven machinery, large factories, and a new working class. With new manufacturing, job opportunities opened up. As the demand for employees rose, that is when the working class also began to rise. However, it not only included adults but children as well. The main reason for children to work is because it benefits the employers and their families economically. Employers made profit by having children work for low wages, and the money the children made would go towards the family income and necessities to survive. The low adult wages would not suffice for a neutral family or extended, so children had no choice but to work and help support their family. Although in need of money, there were too many dangers involved when the children were working. As a result of this, the state legislation had Acts passed for the children’s safety. The Industrial Revolution had many upsides in modernizing England, but it also uncovered that children should not be seen as workers needing money, but as young human beings that need education and protection, and the only way to initiate this is with the involvement of the state.