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Msha's Page for Kids: The Dirty Children

For Students 3rd - 8th
A report on the terrible conditions children had to face in the coal mines during the late 19th century.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Education

For Students 5th - 8th
A result of one of the social reforms that attacked child labor was the increase in public education. See how education for all was addressed in the late 19th century, and read about the increased availability of higher education for...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Religious Revival: The "Social Gospel"

For Students 5th - 8th
Social reform and teaching in the church which reflected social reform joined forces in latter part of the 19th century. Read about how an urban revivalist movement addressed such problems as poverty, child labor, and working conditions.