Plight of the Poor
The Story of Jacob Riis
About Jacob Riis
Jacob August Riis, born in 1849, was a Danish American was a photographer who used his photos to change how New York City viewed imagrants. He lived in poverty like many others and soon became a reporter writing about the quality of life in the ghetto's of New York. Soon after he wrote a book intitled "How the Other Half Lives", which changed the opions of the Wealthy residents of the City.
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The Book " how the other half lives.
Changed the opinions of many welthy people in surrounding areas
Jacob Riis
The writer of the book, imagrant from denmark himself
Imagrant Children in the street
Most influental to readers
The poor quality of living in the ghetto's of New York
Vocabulary
Ellis Island : The destination of millions of imagrants.
Ethnic Ghetto: The group of different ethnic groups who have the same beliefs and speak the same languages.
Sweat Shops: Small, poor quality rooms wheres outsourced work is done.
Melting Pot: A term, coined by the US meaning a mixture of different cultures.
Jacob Riis: Writer of the book "How the Other Half Lives"