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100 1 _aTurner-Zimmermann, Jean
245 1 0 _aChicago's Black Traffic in White Girls
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
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336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-03-12
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Chicago's Black Traffic in White Girls" by Jean Turner-Zimmermann is an article addressing the pervasive issue of organized prostitution and the white slave trade in early 20th century America. Written in the context of social reform movements of the late 19th to early 20th century, the text sheds light on the horrific conditions faced by women forced into prostitution, particularly in urban areas like Chicago. The author discusses the exploitation and suffering of countless vulnerable girls lured into a life of vice under the guise of opportunities for employment. In this compelling and vehement account, Turner-Zimmermann not only shares harrowing statistics and narratives about the lives of these women but also critiques the societal systems that allow such exploitation to flourish. She offers numerous real-life stories highlighting the recruitment methods used by traffickers and the collusion of various societal actors—from politicians to law enforcement—that enables this grim industry. The text serves as both a plea for awareness and a call to action, urging individuals and communities to work towards eradicating the organized vice that ravages the lives of young women, positioning this struggle as a necessary moral imperative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aProstitution -- Illinois -- Chicago
653 _aChicago (Ill.) -- Moral conditions
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31615
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