LAD #23 Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

A census done in 1900 told the American public that over 2 million children were employed working in dangerous conditions. This census created the start of movement towards labor laws for children. Luis Hine was hired to photograph child labor. His pictures depicted the poor health and such that happened when children worked. The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act was passed in 1916, it was based on a proposal that was created by Albert J. Beveridge. It was passed except the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional because it interferred with commerce. A different child labor act was then passed in 1918, but was also proved unconstitutional in the case Hammer vs. Dagenhart. Finally in 1941 the Supreme Court revoked there decision in Hammer vs. Dagenhart.