Do you remember your childhood years, replete with laughter, fun and games? Do you remember feeling as if your life was so hard and unfair because you had to clean your own room? Imagine not having a room, not having laughter or joy, not knowing what it is like to play and have fun. In the late 1980's through the late 1930's, many children lived tragic lives. Children as young as five years old were …showed first 75 words of 1504 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1504 total…a national Child Labor Committee was formed and soon two out of three states had child labor laws (alas they were not very effective). In 1916, a federal law was passed covering all children who had any part in making products that passed form one state to another, but two years later the Supreme court declared it unconstitutional. It was not until 1938 that a federal law was passed regulating child labor. <Tab/>