Project Gutenberg 2021-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 131 Davenport, Benjamin Rush Davenport, Benj. Rush (Benjamin Rush) 08033072 The Crime of Caste in Our Country E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Crime of Caste in Our Country" by Benjamin Rush Davenport is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work addresses the growing social inequalities and the emergence of a 'caste' system in America, which Davenport argues is a crime against the fundamental principles of equality that underlie the nation’s identity. He draws parallels between contemporary social issues and historical examples of class distinctions, advocating for a society in which merit, virtue, and honesty prevail over wealth and aristocratic pretensions. At the start of the book, Davenport sets the stage for a significant political shift that occurred during the 1892 elections, emphasizing the overwhelming voice of the people against the rise of a sham aristocracy. He critiques the media's attempts to interpret this upheaval through isolated political analyses, arguing instead that the root cause lies in the public's deep-seated resentment towards the social stratifications fostered by the wealthy elite. Through vivid analogies and historical references, he illustrates the emotional turmoil of ordinary Americans who feel threatened by the creeping class distinctions, thereby framing the election outcome as a collective pushback against the oppression of 'caste.' (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Social problems United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 HN Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sociology Category: Politics 627516 2025-06-26T06:07:55.072441 text/html 624981 2024-10-18T14:35:12 text/html 2714963 2025-06-26T06:08:02.529393 application/epub+zip 2719542 2025-06-26T06:07:56.461366 application/epub+zip 309391 2025-06-26T06:07:55.721388 application/epub+zip 2892571 2025-06-26T06:08:07.214344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2834763 2025-06-26T06:08:01.716349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427564 2022-09-29T14:58:44.472836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580051 2025-06-26T06:07:54.206413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 560083 2024-10-18T14:35:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16462 2025-06-26T06:08:07.345323 application/rdf+xml 13704 2025-06-26T06:07:55.819371 image/jpeg 2416 2025-06-26T06:07:55.771393 image/jpeg 2498312 2025-06-26T06:07:55.181443 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog