The Mann Act, previously called the White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910, is a United States federal law, passed June 25, 1910. It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann of Illinois.
"Ice cream parlors of the city and fruit stores combined, largely run by foreigners, are the places where scores of girls have taken their first step downward. Does her mother know the character of the place and the man she is with?"
James Robert Mann (Illinois politician)
James Robert Mann was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois from 1897 to 1922. He was a member of the Republican Party, and served as House Minority Leader from 1911 to 1919.
James Robert Mann (Illinois politician)
James Mann (right) with Speaker of the House Champ Clark. 1911–1919
Mann's grave at Oak Woods Cemetery