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Working Conditions
Dangerous working conditions with low wages and 12 hour long shifts. -
Child Labor
Many of these children are forced to work at young ages due to many family factors such as unemployment, a large number of family members, poverty, and lack of parental education. -
Living Conditions
Living conditions for poor workers were unsanitary and sometimes hazardous to the health of those who lived there. -
Racism
Segregation was prevalent and Jim Crow laws went against the goals of the 14th and 15th Amendments.
