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INDIVISIBLE
Confronting Enduring Legacies of Division in American History
THE GILDED AGE: SOCIETY AND CULTURAL DIVISION
Contributors: Ellie, Krish
The Gilded Age birthed many technological advancements and was responsible for the development of new ideas and some of today’s greatest inventions. These achievements are mostly tangible, in objects and machines that we now use everyday, but it is also important to touch upon the societal effects of the Gilded Age. It offers perspective on what the laborers living during this time thought this new technological revolution meant to them, which can be compared to its legacy and current effects. These exhibits explore how the rapidly changing economy started to contribute to social and cultural divides and gaps.
The Gilded Age: Society and Cultural Division: Inventory
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