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Looking down a long, dark, back alley

Pioneering Social Reformer Jacob Riis Revealed “How The Other Half Lives” in America

Source: Smithsonian

Read how journalist Jacob Riis exposed the living conditions of lower-class people in New York City in the late 1800s. View the slide show to examine his photography.

This entry was posted in An Age of Realism and tagged Culture & Society, Historic Figures, History, People on June 1, 2016 by Anita Hacker.

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