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Immigrants & the Cities

Growth of the Cities 40% lived in cities by 1900; majority by 1920 Who came: rural residents, Southern blacks, immigrants Problems: fires, disease, pollution, poverty, crime Housing varied: mansions to tenements

Growth of the Cities

Housing Conditions Immigrant families Renting a place to sleep

Dumbbell Tenements

Jacob Riis: How the Other Half Lives

Helping the Urban Poor Social Gospel Movement: people should help the poor because that is what Jesus wants us to do Settlement Houses: offered help in poor (immigrant) neighborhoods English classes Daycare for working women Help to become citizens

Jane Addams – Hull House

Political Machines Helped immigrants assimilate Traded jobs & services for votes Boss Tweed – NYC; headed Tammany Hall Machine