What is a Muckraker?

The progressive era was a period of social activism and reform that was held from 1890-1920's. The goal of the era was to purify the government ans muckrakers try to expose them. A muckraker is a term used for a group of journalists and authors who brought social problems to light and advocate for reform.

These were the articles in the newspapers that would often be seen about the Muckrakers in their time.

This was one of the many anti-muckraker cartoons that made fun of the fact that they were trying to advocate for reforming their government.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwV2lWOgX1M

This video gives an insight onto what a muckraker is so that it will be easier to understand the people we are focusing on.