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BeauJacob Riis used his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City. He used his books to show what life was like in the slums and to show the middle and upper classes what bad living conditions were available to the poor people. He tried to have the slums and tenements demolished and replaces with a park. He also tried to improve the condition of New York's water supply.
Did Jacob Riis invent the flash?
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Who said the power of the fact is the mighiest lever of this or any day?
Jacob Riis
Jane Addams and Lillian Wald and Jacob Riis are best known as?
Social Reformers!
John Dewey and Jacob Riis were activists in the move to make progressive reforms?
John Dewey and Jacob Riis were activists in the move to make progressive reforms in the system used in public education. They wanted to create better educational facilities.
Who took photographs and documented the conditions faced by many immigrants living in cities?
Jacob Riis, a Danish-American journalist and photographer, is well-known for his work documenting the living conditions of immigrants living in cities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His photography and book, "How the Other Half Lives", exposed the overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions of immigrants in New York City. Riis aimed to raise awareness and advocate for social and housing reforms to improve the lives of these marginalized communities.
