Learning “How the Other Half Lives” with Jacob Riis at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Many of us know Jacob Riis for his compelling photographs, but the exhibition Jacob Riis: Revealing How the Other Half Lives underscores that Riis was also a powerful communicator who "devoted his life to writing articles and books, delivering lectures nationwide, and doggedly advocating for social change"
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas