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Abolishing child labor took the specter of 'white slavery' and the job market's near collapse during the Great Depression

  • Written by Betsy Wood, Instructor of American History, Hudson County Community College
Abolishing child labor took the specter of 'white slavery' and the job market's near collapse during the Great DepressionThese boys working in a Georgia cotton mill were photographed in 1909. Lewis Hine/The National Child Labor Committee Collection via Library of Congress

Today, U.S. laws and regulations bar kids under the age of 14 from working in most industries. Children under 17 may not work more than three hours on school days, for example.

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