In the 1890s, Jacob Riis pushed for the creation of mass transit systems and outlying suburbs in America's cities. documented the stories of wealthy Americans who came from humble origins. reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements. favored stopping immigration as a way to improve urban American cities. crusaded to expose political corruption in major American cities.

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Tiana Phelps

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3 May, 11:37

In the 1890s, Jacob Riis pushed for the creation of mass transit systems and outlying suburbs in America's cities. documented the stories of wealthy Americans who came from humble origins. reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements. favored stopping immigration as a way to improve urban American cities. crusaded to expose political corruption in major American cities.

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Reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements

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In the 1890s, Jacob Riis pushed for the creation of mass transit systems and outlying suburbs in America's cities and reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements. Jacob Riis was an American newspaper reporter, social reformer, he wrote How the Other Half Lives in 1890, where he shocked the conscience of his readers with factual descriptions of slum conditions in United State New York City as a case study, He also did a lot of research and reporting of the conditions that immigrants faced such as work issues and living conditions, he wanted to improve the living conditions that these individuals had and address working issues in order to encourage improvements.