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YPSL may refer to: * Young People's Socialist League (1907), the youth wing of the Socialist Party of America; * Young People's Socialist League (Socialist Party USA), the youth wing of Socialist Party USA The Socialist Party USA, officially the Socialist Party of the United States of America,"The article of this organization shall be the Socialist Party of the United States of America, hereinafter called 'the Party'". Art. I of th"Constitution o ...

Young People's Socialist League (1907)
The Young People's Socialist League (YPSL), founded in 1907, was the official youth arm of the Socialist Party of America. Its political activities tend to concentrate on increasing the voter turnout of young democratic socialists and social democrats affecting the issues impacting that demographic group. History Foundation and early years The youth section of the Socialist Party of America (SPA) had its roots in non-coordinated groups established at the local level by party members interested in conducting special activities to attract young people to the socialist movement.Ernest Erber, "Twenty-Five Years in the History of the Young People's Socialist League," ''The Challenge of Youth,'' "New Series" vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1937), pp. 4-6. These groups have diverse names, including the "Athenian Literary Society," "Young People's Alliance," and "Social Science Study Club." The Young People's Socialist League (YPSL, pronounced "YIP-sell") was founded on May 17, 1907, in Chicag ...
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Socialist Party Of America
The Socialist Party of America (SPA) was a socialist political party in the United States formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party of America who had split from the main organization in 1899. In the first decades of the 20th century, it drew significant support from many different groups, including trade unionists, progressive social reformers, populist farmers and immigrants. But it refused to form coalitions with other parties, or even to allow its members to vote for other parties. Eugene V. Debs twice won over 900,000 votes in presidential elections ( 1912 and 1920) while the party also elected two U.S. representatives ( Victor L. Berger and Meyer London), dozens of state legislators, more than 100 mayors, and countless lesser officials. The party's staunch opposition to American involvement in World War I, although welcomed by many, also led to prominent defections, ...
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Young People's Socialist League (Socialist Party USA)
The Young People's Socialist League (YPSL), founded in 1989, was the official youth arm of the Socialist Party USA. The group comprises party members under the age of 30. It shared the same name as the Young People's Socialist League which was affiliated with the Socialist Party of America. Organizational history Socialist Party of America renamed as Social Democrats, USA In its 1972 Convention, the majority of delegates voted to change the name of the Socialist Party of America name to "Social Democrats, USA" by a vote of 73 to 34. ''The New York Times'' reported on the Convention for other days, e.g., * * The change of name was supported by the two Co-Chairmen, Bayard Rustin and Charles S. Zimmerman (of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, ILGWU),Gerald Sorin, ''The Prophetic Minority: American Jewish Immigrant Radicals, 1880-1920.'' Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985; pg. 155. and by the First National Vice Chairman, James S. Glaser; the ...
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