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100 1 _aDavenport, Benjamin Rush
245 1 4 _aThe Crime of Caste in Our Country
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2021-06-26
508 _aE-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)
520 _a"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 Through vivid analogies and historical references, he illustrates the emotional turmoil of ordinary Americans who feel threatened by the creeping class distinctions, thereby framing the election outcome as a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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSocial problems
653 _aUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65707
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