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| reporter turned photographer to randomly go into tenements unannounced and take pictures as they were, revealing the horribleness of such things |
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| founded the Organized Trades and Labor Unions in 1881 and it turned into the American Federation of Labor, skilled workers and strikes |
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| head of the Knights of Labor during their rise to power in the 1880s, championed arbitration and preferred to use boycotts over riots |
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| one of the world's finest architects, gave Chicago its buildings, "form follows function" |
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| landscape architect, designed Central Park in NYC and grounds for the U.S. Capitol, plus around the nation |
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| most notorious of city bosses, political party organized at the grassroots level, kept Dems together through the use of bribery and graft, had control of NYC |
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| cartoonist who made bossism understandable to normal people, Harper's Weekly |
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| journalist, "Shame of Cities" series of articles exposing corruption |
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| Great Railway Strike of 1877 |
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| started by brakemen in WV over pay cuts, spread throughout nation and types of labor, death and violence |
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| immigration center in NYC, opened in 1900 |
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| American Federation of Labor |
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| Gompers, coordinated the activities of craft unions throughout the nation, fan of strikes |
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| AFL and Knights of Labor cooperated for striking/rioting in Chicago, death and wounds on both sides (but mainly workers) |
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| cheap amusement center opened in NYC, appealed to middle class |
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| Olmstead, breath of fresh air away from city, in middle of NYC (but not really accessible to low class |
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| New York's citywide Democratic machine, run by Boss Tweed |
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| use of bribery and graft to control city without ever taking office, Tweed |
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| Chicago in 1893, grandest world's fair yet with entertainment and culture, White City |
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