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Khan Academy: Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives, Knee Pants

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The images Jacob Riis captured of the living conditions in New York tenements in the late 1800s would shock the conscience of Americans and instigate societal changes. View his pictures and read about his work in this essay.

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the progressive era
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garment factories, how the other half lives, jacob riis, khan academy, khan: jacob riis, knee-pants at forty-five cents a dozen--a ludlow street sweater's shop, photography, tenement house law, documentary photography, tenement living
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Grade
9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Articles
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For Student Use
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