1. The Industrial City
Manufacturer jobs earned hundreds of dollars a year more than farmers. ... Most of the well paid skilled jobs were reserved for Protestant whites; skilled northern European immigrants filled most of the middle class positions, while the lower class was made up of all different nationalities, cultures, and religions, specifically from southern and central Europe. Blacks had the lowest-end jobs reserved for them, as it was usually the best they could get from their white employers. Also, children and women often had to work to support the family, working long hours, but for considerably less pa...
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