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LoC No.: 12024931
Title: Industrial Conspiracies
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Summary: "Industrial Conspiracies" by Clarence Darrow is a thought-provoking lecture delivered in the early 20th century, specifically in 1912. This work serves as a critical examination of the legal and societal implications surrounding labor and capitalist structures during that era. The primary focus of the book centers on the concept of industrial conspiracies, particularly how the law has historically been applied against working-class individuals and movements, while those in power frequently escape accountability. In this lecture, Darrow passionately argues that the laws governing labor and conspiracy are often skewed against workers, labeling their collective actions as conspiracies while allowing the wealthy and corporate entities to operate unchecked. He reflects on historical contexts, such as the enforcement of conspiracy laws in England and the application of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in America, emphasizing how these have predominantly served the interests of capitalists rather than those of laborers. Throughout, he highlights the struggles of the working class, their efforts to organize, and the systemic hurdles they face from both legal institutions and economic structures, positing that true justice and equity can only emerge from a significant transformation of societal norms and processes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938
EBook No.: 30731
Published: Dec 21, 2009
Downloads: 138
Language: English
Subject: Justice, Administration of -- United States
Subject: Working class -- United States
LoCC: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 12024931
Title: Industrial Conspiracies
Credits:
Produced by Bryan Ness, Ritu Aggarwal and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Industrial Conspiracies" by Clarence Darrow is a thought-provoking lecture delivered in the early 20th century, specifically in 1912. This work serves as a critical examination of the legal and societal implications surrounding labor and capitalist structures during that era. The primary focus of the book centers on the concept of industrial conspiracies, particularly how the law has historically been applied against working-class individuals and movements, while those in power frequently escape accountability. In this lecture, Darrow passionately argues that the laws governing labor and conspiracy are often skewed against workers, labeling their collective actions as conspiracies while allowing the wealthy and corporate entities to operate unchecked. He reflects on historical contexts, such as the enforcement of conspiracy laws in England and the application of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in America, emphasizing how these have predominantly served the interests of capitalists rather than those of laborers. Throughout, he highlights the struggles of the working class, their efforts to organize, and the systemic hurdles they face from both legal institutions and economic structures, positing that true justice and equity can only emerge from a significant transformation of societal norms and processes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938
EBook No.: 30731
Published: Dec 21, 2009
Downloads: 138
Language: English
Subject: Justice, Administration of -- United States
Subject: Working class -- United States
LoCC: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.