The Importance Of Child Labor In The United States

To me it is obvious why many whites agreed with Washington and many blacks disagreed with him. I agree with Washington by not demanding our rights because making demands would be met with opposition and nothing will be done that is necessary to bring blacks up to the equality line. On the contrary, I disagree with the way that Washington believed that blacks should just ignore how whites treated us with violence then turn around and try to earn their respect. African Americans during this time wasn’t trying to hear this because just 3 years before his speech in Atlanta, 156 blacks were lynched in one year alone. To the blacks of that time, forgetting that

To me it is obvious why many whites agreed with Washington and many blacks disagreed with him. I agree with Washington by not demanding our rights because making demands would be met with opposition and nothing will be done that is necessary to bring blacks up to the equality line. On the contrary, I disagree with the way that Washington believed that blacks should just ignore how whites treated us with violence then turn around and try to earn their respect. African Americans during this time wasn’t trying to hear this because just 3 years before his speech in Atlanta, 156 blacks were lynched in one year alone. To the blacks of that time, forgetting that was too big of a pill to swallow and it is obvious why blacks second-guessed the views of Booker T. Washington.

The progressive era was filled with many pros and many cons which consist of child labour, workplace safety and big business which happened to rule over many small business’. John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and Leland Stanford were known as 3 of the wealthiest men alive as their business’ expanded widely throughout the progressive era. Child labour was common within factories as children would work for for long hours which either ranged from 10-12 hours or, would work until they got the job done. Child labour spread quickly as children would work in unhealthy conditions. Unsafe working conditions had not only been in the children’s jobs but had also ranged throughout many adults jobs. Windows were often fastened and darkened with paint, their would be very little light leaving employees with poor eyesight.

Lewis Hine(1874-1940) was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He studied sociology at Chicago and New York universities, becoming a teacher, then took up photography as a means of expressing his social concerns. In 1908, Hine left his teaching position for a full-time job as an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee to document Child labor. Throughout America, child labor was ignored and unrecognized. Hine believed that if people could see for themselves the abuses and injustices of child labor, they would demand laws to end child labor.

The practice of Child Labor in America in the early 1900s had a devastating impact on generations of children. This mainly impacted children of poor and disadvantaged families; these families tended to suffer from generations of debt or were new immigrants to America. These children worked long hours which they did not get paid nearly enough for. They worked hard, dangerous jobs daily. In the 1900s, children chose to support their families in times of need rather than furthering their education, for which they did not get paid nearly enough. These jobs affected their health poorly and had a negative impact on their childhood and development. Children of poor families in cities suffered the most during the Industrial Revolution, because they had to work long hours, did hard jobs, and often sacrificed their health and education to support their struggling families.

A huge issue that was happening during the Progressive Era was child labor; Lewis Hine was one of many brave investigative journalist that helped change legislation. Children would work long hours with horrible working conditions, get paid very little and were forced to forgo an education. Not only were they going through this, but the work they did had an long-term impact on their health. Child labor is terrible and it is still going on today. This topic needs to be brought up again so people can become more aware and informed about it.

Of course, white people thought that Washington was trying to promote segregation and black inferiority. He was not trying to promote segregation, but he was going for black inferiority. Black people needed to do this. Washington was basically saying that if black people continued to work in their field, and other fields, they had the upper hand. They would learn all the techniques, and know everything about that field. Whites did not work, so they knew nothing. Without the blacks, they could not make any money.

The “Gilded Age” was a time between the Civil War and World War I. It was also a time of economic growth. During this time new discoveries were made of new technologies and products. It was the beginning of industrialization. With new discoveries of technology and products that led to a better life for the middle class and a jump in the economic success.

Although child labor isnt a problem for us in todays society, back in the 1800s it was very relevent and was a way of life. It usually wasnt a choice, the family needed as much funds as they could get. This meant that a very young age children had to start working. At the age of even 6 or 7 young children got put into very rough conditions.There was a very good chance these children would die. The three sources all supported each other in showing how bad these conditions were. The big difference in these sources is that one is a letter and another is an image. In both cources the children look lonely.

Throughout the 1700’s and the early 1800’s child labor was a major issue in American society. Children have always worked for family businesses whether it was an agricultural farming situation or working out of a family business in some type of workplace. This was usually seen in families of middle or lower class because extra help was needed to support the family. Child labor dramatically changed when America went through the Industrial Revolution. When America’s industrial revolution came into play, it opened a new world to child labor. Children were now needed to work in factories, mills, and mines. These were not ordinary jobs for young children, these jobs required much time, effort, and hard work. “American

Industrial Age Child Labor A new age has begun, the age of machines. The Industrial Age. In the industrial age, children were slaves to the new businesses that had sprung up all over the country. The families were forced into poverty and had to work long hours.

“In 1900, 18 percent of all American workers were under the age of 16.” (Foner) Child labor had been a long ignored issue that had been exposed to the public and the government thanks to investigative journalism which ended being a factor that led to changed legislation. Child labor was harsh and was common. Child labor is when young kids from around 10 have to start working rather than being able to play or go to school to get and education and that's what they end up doing the that for the rest of their life.

With some cases, the father’s income is not enough to feed the family, and the mother can’t get a job so the only option left is sending children into labor. Even if the family isn’t in debt, they still need money for clothes, food, education. Depending on the work, children can go to school and work, others have no choice but to work. According to the Child Labor Public Education Project, some families actually rely on child labor to give them even a chance at a better life, and child labor can give them as little as a penny every week. It also states that over one-fourth of the world’s population lives in poverty, in countries where there is little economic activity or companies where people, mainly men, can earn good wages.

abandonment or death of a parent are some reasons why there is child labor. Child labor is a children who helps augment family income, however if the child’s education and recreation activities doesn’t interfere they can work. Plenty of children are forced to work under inhuman condition and were subjected to physical, sexual and mental abuse. Children working in factories, mining and services are example of these. According to International Labor Organization (2013)(Web site) about 265 million children aged 5-17 or 17% of the global population of children are engaged in child labor.

After reading about child labor, you may be inclined to help. Fortunately, you’ve come to the right place. There are countless numbers of ways to help fight child labor. The first best way to fight child labor is to educate yourself about it because you need to know what it is before you can do anything. For instance, read a book or website about child labor. In addition, you can use social media to encourage people to fight against child labor. When you go to the store, think about what you are going to purchase. Keep in mind that many products including chocolate, produce, soccer balls, and clothes are made with child labor. Marsha Rakestraw at the Institute of Human Education wrote, “Buy fair trade and sweatshop-free products whenever