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The 1899 Newsboys Strike in New York City unintentionally helped create and enforce laws against child labor in the United States. The newsboys, who were young orphan boys that bought and resold newspapers, went on strike for two weeks to protest a price increase implemented by two large newspapers. Through noisy demonstrations and disrupting attempts to replace them, the newsboys were able to get their voices heard against the newspaper owners despite facing poverty and starvation. Their successful strike

Author

Ethan Carlson

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