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In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis exposed the different ways people lived in all parts of New York City. the way that corruption in New York City affected living conditions. the unsafe conditions in factories in New

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The correct answer is “the harsh living conditions in New York City slums.”

In “How the Other Half Lives”, Jacob Riis exposed the harsh living conditions in New York City slums.

Jacob Riis was a journalist that wrote the Best-Seller “How the Other Half Lives” in 1890. In the book, he exposed the miserable and poor sanitary conditions of people that lived in New York City slums. After reading the book many people protested and these promote reforms in families housing. The people that used to live in those slums were mostly immigrants.


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