feb 26, 1906 - Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
is published
Trying to advance socialism in the
United States, Sinclair hoped to
uncover the harsh lives of immigrants
in U.S. cities. Sinclair published The
Jungle after working for weeks in meatpacking
plants in Chicago. Despite his efforts to highlight the
realities of the working-class, the public
ultimately called for reforms to the meatpacking
industry. Although Sinclair's ultimate goal to
advance socialism was never achieved, he earned
the title of muckraker.
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