Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 215 Banks, Louis Albert 1855 1933 White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor Produced by Steve Schulze, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the CWRU Preservation Department Digital Library "White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor" by Louis Albert Banks is a social critique written during the late 19th century. The work focuses on the oppressive conditions faced by the impoverished laborers in Boston, particularly women and children who are forced to work in sweatshops under inhumane conditions for meager wages. Banks aims to shed light on the plight of these individuals and urges society to recognize their suffering and advocate for justice. The opening of the book reveals the author's personal motivations, stemming from his experiences as a city pastor, as he recounts observations of the dire living conditions of the poor in Boston. Banks introduces the term "white slaves" to describe workers exploited by a system that prioritizes profit over human dignity. Through vivid examples, he details the distressing stories of various families working under extreme stress and for paltry compensation, comparing their struggles to historical forms of slavery. Banks calls for sympathy and action to combat the systemic oppression of the working poor, emphasizing the moral responsibility of society to improve their circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Working class -- Massachusetts -- Boston Sweatshops Poor -- Massachusetts -- Boston HV Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sociology Category: Politics 305702 2025-10-03T09:02:43.490258 text/html 305523 2025-01-10T00:40:49.757058 text/html 205796 2025-10-03T09:02:50.260237 application/epub+zip 208636 2025-10-03T09:02:46.528243 application/epub+zip 187181 2025-10-03T09:02:45.429285 application/epub+zip 429772 2025-10-03T09:02:53.052218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408042 2025-10-03T09:02:49.557260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364380 2022-09-03T13:36:10.039158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282387 2025-10-03T09:02:43.182238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277348 2020-12-30T01:40:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17971 2025-10-03T09:02:53.175196 application/rdf+xml 20525 2025-10-03T09:02:45.913237 image/jpeg 4527 2025-10-03T09:02:45.668253 image/jpeg 108663 2020-12-30T01:40:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 203378 2025-10-03T09:02:43.515256 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 en.wikipedia