Girls carrying banners in English and Yiddish. This photograph was most likely taken on May 1, 1909 in New York City. (Image from Library of Congress)
1. What emotions are these children expressing?
2. What kind of event are these children participating in?
3. What position do you believe the photographer has on child labor. Why?
3. What position do you believe the photographer has on child labor. Why?
4. Why do you think the signs are written in two different languages?
5. How have the lives of children changed in the last century?
6. How would the Industrial Revolution have been different if current child labor laws were in place back then?
6. How would the Industrial Revolution have been different if current child labor laws were in place back then?
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