Surviving America
Conquering Lost Dreams in a Land Based on Hope
"Awaiting Citizenship in Ellis Island"
Immigrants line up in an unfamiliar place to enter America, knowing only their first impression of the statue of liberty.
"Looking For a Life of Fame, Got Stuck With a Life of Poverty"
Immigrants of the same ethnic ghettos ended up living together in small tenements.
"Sweating Blood and Tears for Other's Enjoyment"
Immigrants got forced to work in sweatshops that was filled with disease and bad conditions.
Fighting For Change
One man, Jacob Riis wanted to reform the way immigraqnts were treated and expose the unbearable cruelty to all the upper class through a book called "How thye Other Half Lives."
"Life in the "Promised Land" Wasn't Promised to be So Cruel"
Keeping Faith in What Seemed to be a Heartless Place
Jane Addams was an activist that established the Hull House for immigrants to come to be provided education and assistance in any way.