The term 'Wells' Oppressed Race' refers to the Eloi, a fictional species of human-like creatures featured in the 1895 novel The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. The Eloi are a peaceful, childlike race who live in a utopian society and are oppressed by the Morlocks, a race of subterranean creatures. The Eloi are described as being physically weak and unable to defend themselves against the Morlocks.