LAD #29

Children advocating for their safety

The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act ended the selling of products from factories or shops that employed children under the age of 14, and products from mines that employed children under the age of 16. Also, the sale of products was banned from any workplace that had children under 16 work for more than eight hours per day or at night. In addition, Congress was given the ability to regulate interstate commerce.

The logo for the US Department of Labor, which oversees the enforcement of fair labor laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The Keating-Owen Act is similar to the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938), which also restricted the employment of children to protect them from unsafe conditions, or "oppressive child labor," as it is worded in the act.

LAD #28

Woodrow Wilson

In his First Inaugural Address, President Woodrow Wilson stated his desire for America to be the most charismatic nation, saying America needs "to cleanse, to reconsider, to restore, to correct the evil without impairing the good." He said that America has been heartless in in it's rush to become the greatest nation, and the people have only been worrying about their own well-being. With it's riches, America has become more wasteful and careless, and the government has been selfish as well, forgetting the people it is supposed to serve. But still, life is great for Americans as they have an abundance of wealth and diversity that was built up by the people themselves. He called his election a day of dedication to be good Americans.

Thomas Jefferson

Wilson's address is similar to Jefferson's First Inaugural Address since both stress that their victory was about more than a victory for their party. Wilson stresses how his presidency will be about all people and having good character and being unified as Americans, just like Jefferson advocated for unity when he said "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists."

LAD #27

Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr., whom the act was named for.

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act added to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act's list of banned practices that restrict trade. Price discrimination, which is selling products at different prices for different people, was banned. Also, interlocking directorates were banned, which is when people serve on the board of trustees for multiple companies in competition. However, labor unions were exempted from being considered trusts, strikes became legal, as did peaceful picketing.

The logo for the Federal Trade Commission, which was established by the act.

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act is similar to the Federal Trade Commission Act (1914) since both outlawed unfair business practices and unfair methods of competition, which could hurt consumers.

LAD #26

King giving his famous speech

In his "I Have a Dream" speech, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in support of racial justice. King first mentioned Abraham Lincoln, whose memorial he spoke in front of. He referenced the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's call for the end of slavery, to say that the end of slavery was a step in the right direction, but there is still great strides that need to be taken in the fight for equality. He then discusses how the Declaration of Independence was a false promise for blacks, as they do not have full freedom to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." He calls these freedoms a "bad check" that blacks cannot cash, but are ready to cash in and reap the benefits. However, while equality should be a given right, he said that people cannot sit around and expect justice to happen - now was the time for change. At the same time, however, this fight for justice cannot lead to hatred and violence between races. He added that black people will not stop fighting until they receive equal treatment as white people. Finally, at the end of the speech, he repeats the famous phrase of "I have a dream." He uses this repetition to depict the great things that would happen if black people earned equality. People are judged for their character on the inside rather than the skin color on the outside. And he hopes that black and white people can be kind to each other and not create a divide over the fight for justice.

Sojourner Truth

King's speech is similar to Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. In both instances a person is fighting for equality of a group that experienced injustice - in Truth's case, women, and in King's case, black people. In addition, both speeches are named and recognized for the repetition of a phrase that makes the speech powerful by showing the injustice or what could happen if the injustice was no longer.