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Photo of the seal of the AFL holding hands with the CIO. 

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Founded in Ohio in 1886, the AFL is a federation that created in alliance with the workers unions forming at the time. They focused on getting economic rights for the middle class workers using bargaining techniques.

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A cartoon of knights who were defending the workers with unions. 

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The knights of labor was a secret society started by a hidden group of tailors in Philadelphia. Their goals were to create shorter work days, more pay, and for the companies they were working for to be cooperative with their employees and care for their overall well being.

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Frederick Taylor | Scientific Management Explained

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Fredrick W. Taylor. The leader of Scientific Management. 

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People standing outside of the banks before the panic. 

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In 1873 there was a wide spread panic in the US concerning the economy. This was the start of the first great depression that lasted until the mid 1840's. Westward expansion which had allowed the economy to boom was halted and caused a further decline.

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People standing outside of their new add

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The new consumer era was a time in the US where the needs of the citizens was changed. Demand for certain items was changed and therefor supply also had to be changed. There was more new innovations in technology that had never been seen before. This caused in expansion in white-collar jobs to keep up with the new demand.

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Working class protesting for their rights. 

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What was the working class? The working class is where a majority of citizens in the US where a part of during the progressive era. In the past this was considered to be the class that did not need a lot pay. People in the photo above proved otherwise, and were protesting for their rights to a higher pay grade and safer work environments.