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this vocabulary word means unable to read or write
What is "illiterate"?
Dreier is a reporter for this newspaper
What is The New York Times?
Children under 16 are not supposed to work more than this many hours on school days
What is three?
Ida B. Wells worked as a teacher and a reporter in this Tennessee city
What is Memphis?
In last week's track meet, Emerson/Davinci competed against these schools
Who are Harper and Holmes?
this vocabulary word means to selfishly take advantage of someone for personal benefit or profit
What is "exploit"?
HHS are the initials for this federal agency responsible for unaccompanied minors
What is Health and Human Services?
Children under 16 are not supposed to work after this time on school days
What is 7 pm?
Ida B. Wells exposed the horror of this brutal crime
What is lynching?
After school Monday and Tuesday, tryouts were held for this
What is the Talent Show?
Congress finally passed laws restricting child labor during this historic time period
What is The Great Depression?
Dreier was interviewed on an episode of this podcast
What is The Daily?
Children illegally clean JBS, which is the largest _______ in the world
What is meat processor (slaughterhouse)?
Jacob Riis documented urban squalor in this city
What is New York City?
this was the last song played at the Spring Fling
What is "Let It Go"?
crusaded against child labor, documenting abuses with photographs
Who is (Lewis) Hine?
largely from Central America, unaccompanied minors are driven by economic desperation worsened by this
What is the pandemic (Covid)?
Exploited children could call this, but it wasn't staffed
What is a hotline?
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein wrote for this newspaper
What is The Washington Post?
Friday of Spirit Week
What is Pajama (PJ) Day?
this federal legislation banning child labor passed in 1938
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act?
name for money sent by working children to their impoverished families abroad
What is a remittance?
This is the Secretary or Head of HHS
Who is (Xavier) Becerra?
This scandal led to the resignation of President Nixon
What is Watergate?
Maximum number of books participant is required to read for Battle of the Books
What is six?