Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and Migrant Workers
Overview
Students analyze primary sources to investigate how the press covered the treatment of sweatshop and migrant farm laborers in the early to mid-1900s. After, students plan an investigative news segment that explores how workers are treated today.
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Grade
High School, Middle School
Subjects
Civics, English Language Arts, Social Studies
Length
180 minutes
Topics
Cesar Chavez, Delano Grape Strike, Dolores Huerta, Harvest of Shame, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, farm laborers, immigrants, investigative reporting, journalism, labor, migrant workers, news segment, press, sweatshops
Author
PBS NewsHour Extra
