Gilded age

Gilded age problems

  • Working Conditions

    Working Conditions

    Dangerous working conditions with low wages and 12 hour long shifts.
  • Child Labor

    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.

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