Child Labor in the Southern Cotton Mills
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An address by A. J. McKelway of the National Child Labor Committee arguing against the employment of young children in Southern cotton mills. It opens with an account of a train carrying Tennessee mountain families to South Carolina mills, then reviews the history of child factory labor in Manchester and New England. It also covers the growth of Southern cotton manufacturing, with spindle counts, mill numbers and workforce figures, and the economic, health, educational and moral case for child labor legislation.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1905-1906
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 11
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