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Jacob Riis exposed the problem in tenements by taking pictures of the life in tenements. He showed these pictures to the government and to the people populated in areas which held a lot of tenements where many immigrants lived.

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Riis campaigned for improvement in living conditions in the cities. His book How the Other Half Lives was very influential.

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By using a camera.

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Q: How did Jacob Riis help the situation of immigrants in America's cities?
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