Industrial Revolution Reformers
Jacob Riis, a photo journalist and police officer and Thomas Nast, a political cartoonist who did their work during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Both of these reformers were great men who used artistic journalism to portray their opinion of the current problems that were present during their time period. They used their photographs or drawing to persuade America to take an interest in the problems they were depicting in their peices. Both men were immigrants also. Nast was born in Germany while Riis originated from Denmark. Both men just happened to do their work in New York City.
Jacob Riis took pictures of the slums in the Big Apple to add to the social reform movement. Riis wanted to help end poverty and better the conditions in tenenment housing. Riis wanted to help poor whites and Italian, German, Danish, and Irish immigrants become middle class citizens.
Thomas Nast wanted to put an end to the corrupt politcal acts of Boss Tweed and he also spoke out against the institution of slavery in the South. Nast spearheaded the use of political cartoons to describe and show the injustices and views he had of central figures and national politics.
Jacob Riis, a photo journalist and police officer and Thomas Nast, a political cartoonist who did their work during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Both of these reformers were great men who used artistic journalism to portray their opinion of the current problems that were present during their time period. They used their photographs or drawing to persuade America to take an interest in the problems they were depicting in their peices. Both men were immigrants also. Nast was born in Germany while Riis originated from Denmark. Both men just happened to do their work in New York City.
Jacob Riis took pictures of the slums in the Big Apple to add to the social reform movement. Riis wanted to help end poverty and better the conditions in tenenment housing. Riis wanted to help poor whites and Italian, German, Danish, and Irish immigrants become middle class citizens.
Thomas Nast wanted to put an end to the corrupt politcal acts of Boss Tweed and he also spoke out against the institution of slavery in the South. Nast spearheaded the use of political cartoons to describe and show the injustices and views he had of central figures and national politics.