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EPISODE · Mar 28, 2026 · 6 MIN

Child Workers of America

from Rise of Albion: The Epic Birth of England · host Alain Vasseur

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many children in the United States worked in factories, coal mines, and city streets under harsh and dangerous conditions. Their labor was essential to industrial growth, especially for poor and immigrant families. However, growing awareness of their suffering led to public reform movements and eventually laws that restricted child labor and promoted education. Their story highlights both the human cost of industrialization and the beginning of modern labor protections in America.

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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many children in the United States worked in factories, coal mines, and city streets under harsh and dangerous conditions. Their labor was essential to industrial growth, especially for poor and...

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