---
title: 'Child Labor in Southern Industry'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Alexander Jeffrey McKelway'
date: 1905-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Economics, Employment, and Work'
- 'Education'
- 'Social Issues'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 19'
- 'Isaiah 1'
- 'Proverbs 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/mckelway-1905-child-labor-in-southern-industry
---

# Child Labor in Southern Industry

1905 report on child labor in the U.S., emphasizing Southern cotton mills: widespread exploitation, inadequate laws and enforcement, and reform efforts for age limits, schooling, and inspections.

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