Newsies

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• 6/13/2021
  

  Valor Roll: American Newsies in the Great War and the Flu Pandemic

  by Vincent DiGirolamo

  Newsies were a critical labor force in the early 20th century, connecting Americans to information. The author of a history of Newsies shows that their service drew praise in the First World War but suspicion in the ensuing influenza pandemic.