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Alexander J. McKelway

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4420
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Alexander J. McKelway advocated child labor reform. As editor of the NORTH CAROLINA PRESBYTERIAN, and later the CHARLOTTE NEWS, his views influenced the state, the South and the nation. Among his successes were raising the age limit for child laborers, limiting the hours of work, and requiring school attendance as a condition for employment. He died in 1918 before other reforms he sought became law.
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