The history of child labour in America is long and, in some cases, unsavoury. It dates back to the founding of the United States. Traditionally, most children,

At the close of the 19th century, more than 2 million American children under age 16--some as young as 4 or 5--were employed on farms, in mills, canneries, fact

Despite its decline throughout the advanced industrial nations, child labor remains one of the major social, political, and economic concerns of modern history,