Russell Freedman

Briefly traces the life of Lewis Hine, school teacher and photographer, and explains how he became involved in documenting child labor conditions

Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor

Kids at Work

Jeni Enjaian

Russell Freedman's prose and Lewis Hine's photographs combine to create an exquisite portrait of the exploitation of labor, specifically child labor in the earlier years of the 20th century. Without Hine's courageous work, his meticulous note-taking, and dogged determinism, so many would have continued on in chosen ignorance of the dangers of unrestrained capitalism. Freedman deftly threads his narrative between the pictures to unite them and tell a complete story.
I highly recommend this book.

Kids at Work Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor

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