Progressive Era authors such as Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair are best known for
(a) focusing attention on social conditions
(b) fighting for the civil rights of African Americans
(c) promoting the interests of the American farmer
(d) supporting the goal of woman's suffrage
Answer: (a) focusing attention on social conditions
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