Charity Begins at Home

The ‘emigration’ of thousands of poor London children in the 19th century was seen by its organisers as an act of Christian deliverance, but the experience of the young people sent to Canada tells a different story. 

A Dr Barnardo’s child  in the organisation’s earliest known publicity photo, c.1870.
A Dr Barnardo’s child  in the organisation’s earliest known publicity photo, c.1870 © Topfoto.

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