<em>The Northern group that was compared to Southern slaves was the factory laborers.
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Fabrics hired manufacturing workers in the Northern states. Historians consider that almost one million people worked in factories instead of farms. During the Industrial Revolution, many Americans moved from the rural America to the largest cities in search for new opportunities. Buth the reality was that the working conditions were poor, the wage paid was short, their living conditions many times were also poor and sanitation practically was non-existent. That is why the Northern group that was compared to Southern slaves was the factory laborers.
