The 1899 Newsboys' Strike (Movements and Resistance)

by Nel Yomtov (Author) Silvio Db (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
In the late 1800s, newsboys--or "newsies"--were a critical part of the newspaper industry. They bought stacks of papers from newspaper publishers and then sold them on city streets for a small profit. But in 1898, William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World raised the cost of 100 papers by 10 cents. The price increase cut into the newsboys' profits, and by the summer of 1899 their frustration boiled over. They banded together and showed the world how activists of any age can use a strike to win against even the most rich and powerful.
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Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781666357837
Lexile Measure
710
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication date
January 08, 2022
Series
Movements and Resistance
BISAC categories
JNF025200 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/19th Century
JNF062020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History
JNF071000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Activism & Volunteering
Library of Congress categories
History
19th century
New York (State)
New York
Graphic novels
Newspapers
Child labor
Strikes and lockouts
Paperboys

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