Progressive Era Assignment by Samiah Blackstock https://padlet.com/sblac0574/badbitchesonly en-us 2019-01-28 15:33:25 UTC 2019-02-04 15:46:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Tarbell, History of the Standard Oil Company sblac0574 https://padlet.com/sblac0574/badbitchesonly/wish/324983299 2019-01-28 15:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sblac0574/badbitchesonly/wish/324983299 Samiah John Spargo- The Bitter Cry of the Children sblac0574 https://padlet.com/sblac0574/badbitchesonly/wish/324983710
"Work in the coal breakers is exceedingly hard and dangerous. Crouched over the chutes, the boys sit hour after hour, picking out the pieces of slate and other refuse from the coal as it rushes past to the washers. From the cramped position they have to assume, most of them become more or less deformed and bent-backed like old men. When a boy has been working for some time and begins to get round-shouldered...."

Citation: https://www.scoop.it/t/the-progressive-era-1890-1920/p/2810405883/2012/09/27/the-bitter-cry-of-children-excerpt-john-spargo

In the excerpt, 
John Spargo talks about the issue of child labor. He wrote this to expose the terrible child labor conditions. John Spargo talks about how dangerous and hard it was to work in coal breakers; this is where the young boys had to work. John Spargo then describes how the young men would have to sit for hours crouched over, while they picked out the pieces of slate. He also, describes how the boys were effected by sitting with their back bent for hours.]]> 2019-01-28 15:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sblac0574/badbitchesonly/wish/324983710 Samiah President William Taft sblac0574 https://padlet.com/sblac0574/badbitchesonly/wish/326912931 Citation: https://www.harpweek.com/09Cartoon/RelatedCartoon.asp?Month=June&Date=13

This political cartoon was published on June 16, 1908 in Harper's Weekly to make fun of William Taft. he political cartoon is showing how William Taft was fat and tried to fit into President Roosevelt's clothes. This shows how William wanted to take Roosevelt's spot as president. Uncle Sams says " Bill you'd look so much better in your own clothes." because he's shocked to see William in the clothes.]]> 2019-02-02 01:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sblac0574/badbitchesonly/wish/326912931