• the post of tom joad@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    In the US it was actually the great depression that got a child labor law passed. there had been attempts to get something passed before, even attempts rooted in racism, but it wasn’t until everyone was out of work that everyone could agree maybe only adults should be working