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Write an essay answering the following questions:
Why did the rise of the industrial metropolis in the late nineteenth century lead to increased social segregation in cities across the United States? What were the ethnic and racial prejudices of the day?
Who was Jacob Riis? How did Riis depict life in the tenements? Was it completely negative or did he indicate any positive characteristics of that life?
How did Riis display the ethnic and racial prejudices of the day?