Talk:Child labor laws in the United States
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[edit] Historical milieu
Contrary to modern expectations, children did not hate working! They liked being out of the house and contributing to their families welfare. The wonderful child labor laws came about when the shifting American demographic forced children into competition with adult labor. The adults usually lost and, being able to vote (!), passed laws "protecting" children. It all sounded and sounds so wonderful. Except it wasn't quite like that at all.
The photographs of children looking exceedingly glum were taken when the photographer told them to hold a position for a long time. There was no way a child could hold an expression that long except straight-faced! Student7 (talk) 13:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
