A Pathfinder for Muckrakers and Urban
Blight
The Muckrakers, urban blight and the impact of immigration: What is the
connection among these topics? Who were the Muckrakers? How did
they get their name and reputation? Did they accomplish anything
worthwhile? What were the causes of urban blight in the 19th century?
Was anyone addressing the problem? How? In what way did the
immigration of millions of people in the last two decades of the 19th and
first decade of the 20th century affect the industrial revolution, the growth
of slums and the urban blight that spread across the major cities in the
U.S.? Provide and analyze some statistics about immigration and the
government’s response to the needs and rights of immigrants during this
time period.
Book cover image courtesy of Fantastic Fiction, UK
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Ida M. Tarbell
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David Graham Phillips
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Upton Sinclair
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Ray Stannard Baker
Nellie Bly
Edwin Markham
Helen Hunt Jackson
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