Both were Humanitarians. Mr. Riis authored the study ( How the Other Half Lives) an expose of slums and related conditions. almost ironically he was posthumously honored as the namesake of a Park, which includes among other things, a Golf Course- hardly a poverty-related activity!
Jacob Riis helped society see the poor conditions being lived by the immigrants.
Wrote about conditions in the slums
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
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.
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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.
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Jacob August Riis was born on May 3, 1849.
Jacob August Riis was born on May 3, 1849.
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