‘The Chimney Sweeper’: a protest against child labour
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I can explain why and how William Blake took a stand against child labour.
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The Industrial Revolution created great wealth and great poverty.
Young children were used to sweep the chimneys of houses in the growing cities.
Poet William Blake used his writing to took a stand against the exploitation of child workers.
His poem ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ uses the language of religion and the language of social issues to take a stand.
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