Record #:

41160

Author(s):

No author given

Abstract:

Based upon a North Carolina Museum of History exhibit, this article examines how Lewis Hine’s expose of child labor exploitation in North Carolina’s textile mills contributed to stronger child labor laws. It also reveals that child labor is a current history issue, making whistleblowing initiatives of individuals like Hine still crucial.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 57 Issue 1, Fall 2017, p6-9

Subject(s):

Social reformers--Lewis Hine; Social reformers--photographers--Lewis Hine; Textile mills--North Carolina--child labor ; Textile mills--North Carolina, Piedmont--Reconstruction period; Mill villages; Mill villages--Cannon Mills--Concord; National Child Labor Committee--Lewis Hine; Catawba Cotton Mill (Newton); Daniel Mfg. Co., (Lincolnton); Crescent Hosiery Mill (Scotland Neck) ; Loray Mill (Gastonia); Child labor--North Carolina