Writings of Upton Sinclair

Guests talked about the history of the Progressive Era, the Industrial Revolution, and labor practices at the turn of the century through th… read more

Guests talked about the history of the Progressive Era, the Industrial Revolution, and labor practices at the turn of the century through the Writings of Upton Sinclair. Sinclair’s The Jungle set in the Union Stockyards on the south side of Chicago during 1904-5, the novel’s chief goal was to expose abusive labor conditions in the stockyards. In addition to doing this, the work received most of its notoriety from its descriptions of the filth of the processing plants and the ingredients of its processed meats. The book is considered by many as the final impetus for the passage later that year of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. President Theodore Roosevelt dubbed Sinclair and other writers in the time period who were exposing what they viewed as inequities in society as “Muckrakers.”

This program was telecast, in part, from a food processing facility in Chicago and highlighted current meat processing procedures as well as occupational safety issues. close

Report Video Issue

People in this video

More People

Hosting Organization

Series

More information about

Writings of Upton Sinclair

5,079 Views
Program ID:
165365-1
Category:
C-SPAN Specials
Format:
Call-In
Location:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
First Aired:
Aug 06, 2001 | 9:01am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Mar 29, 2002 | 4:27pm EST | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

  • Aug 06, 2001 | 9:01am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 06, 2001 | 5:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 10, 2001 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 11, 2001 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Sep 01, 2001 | 2:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Sep 02, 2001 | 12:09am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Dec 27, 2001 | 3:58pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 29, 2002 | 4:27pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Purchase a Download

Writings of Upton Sinclair

  • MP3 audio - Standard
    Price:
    $0.99

User Created Clips from This Video