Jacob Riis wrote "How the Other Half Lives." He exposed the lives of the many poor Americans living in the slums of the city. These treachers include tenements in which many people crammed together to live in, hot beds which were the poorly made mattresses that they slept in, called hot beds because one person would go to work (usually in a factory) while the other slept and then they would rotate, so the beds would always be warm, and there were often no windows or it was one or two rooms with bunks and a makeshift stove in the middle of the room. Children would be playing in the dirty streets and illness was easily spread.
Wrote about conditions in the slums
Jacob Riis documented the social injustices faced by the poor, particularly immigrants living in crowded and unsanitary tenements in New York City. He highlighted the squalid living conditions, lack of access to basic necessities, and exploitation that these communities faced. Through his Photography and writing, Riis exposed the disparities between the wealthy and the impoverished, advocating for social and housing reforms.
To show well-off Americans what it was like to in a slum
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Told about life in the slums
Muckraker Jacob Riis documented injustice about the harsh conditions in the mines and the dangers from union members through his book titled, How the Other Half Lives.
Muckraker Jacob Riis documented the injustices faced by the poor living in tenements in New York City during the late 19th century. He exposed the overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions, as well as the exploitation and mistreatment of immigrants and workers.
Jacob Riis was a populist. He is best known for being a photojournalist muckraker who captured scenes of poverty. A muckraker was an investigative journalist.
Jacob Riis was a photo-journalist (or muckraker) in the 1800s who believed that the way the poor were living was wrong. The tenements they lived in were dirty, unsanitary, and overcrowded. He took pictures of these conditions and convinced people to change them.
Jacob Riis was one of fifteen children, although one was his cousin, who was a foster child. He was the third oldest, born in 1849.
Jacob Riis was born on May 3, 1849
Jacob August Riis was born on May 3, 1849.
Yes, Jacob Riis died on May 26, 1914
Jacob Riis was born on May 3, 1849
Jacob August Riis died on May 26, 1914.
Jacob August Riis was born on May 3, 1849.
Jacob August Riis was born on May 3, 1849.