No Forced Labor Camps for American Youth! [American Student Union pamphlet]

Files

VCU_M391 b6_American Student Union pamphlet rsz.jpg
VCU_M391b6_American Student Union pamphlet p2 rsz.jpg
VCU_M391b6_American Student Union pamphlet p3 rsz.jpg
VCU_M391 b6_American Student Union pamphlet p4 rsz.jpg
VCU_M391 b6_American Student Union pamphlet p5 rsz.jpg
VCU_M391 b6_American Student Union pamphlet p6 rsz.jpg
VCU_M391 b6_American Student Union pamphlet p7 rsz.jpg
VCU_M391 b6_American Student Union pamphlet back rsz2.jpg

Title

No Forced Labor Camps for American Youth! [American Student Union pamphlet]

Description

Pamphlet published by the American Student Union, a national left-wing organization of college students active in the 1930s. The group consisted of both communists and socialists, who argued over the group's stance on pacificism in the face of Hitler's rise to power and events in Europe. 

The pamphlet advocates for the American Youth Act, a youth assistance bill proposed by the American Youth Congress as an alternative to the National Youth Administration. The AYA was never able to get out of committee on Capitol Hill, however, as it was too costly. 

"Foreward: This little pamphlet is published by the American Student Union as a warning to undergraduates to act quickly in defense of democratic education and peace, lest the enemies of our liberties succeed in their plan to regiment youth and precipitate us again into foreign war. The facts it reveals are but a partial presentation, due to space limitations, of available information on the subject. The questions it asks are vital to the welfare of every student. The campaign it proposes to launch deserves the support of every American student."

Creator

American Student Union

Source

M 391, Box 6, Encampment for Citizenship Collection, 1939 - 2009, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Publisher

American Student Union

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the Item available, but the organization was unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. 
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/

Notes

Learn more:
Work Camp for Democracy, Social Welfare History Image Portal 
Encampment for Citizenship. Education for Democratic Living, VCU Libraries Gallery 
American Youth Congress, Social Welfare History Project

Citation

American Student Union, “No Forced Labor Camps for American Youth! [American Student Union pamphlet],” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed March 19, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/300.