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Photo of Jacob Riis, one of America's first photojournalists

Jacob Riis: Shedding Light On NYC’s ‘Other Half’

Source: National Public Radio

This segment discusses the work Jacob Riis did, the tactics he used to communicate his message, and the books others have written about him. View the images Riis took and choose a book excerpt to read.

This entry was posted in An Age of Realism and tagged Culture & Society, Historic Figures, History on December 1, 2019 by admin.

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