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Hence, by August 1969, when Young Americans for Freedom met in St. Louis for their ninth annual convention, libertarian YAFer's were on the verge of revolt. Approximately 300 of the 1200 delegates at the convention were members of a "Libertarian Caucus." From the outset it was apparent to them that the tone of the convention would not be one of libertarianism-of the 12 speakers scheduled, none was libertarian. The Caucus decided to hold a "mini-convention" of its own on the night of the opening ceremonies and invited Karl Hess to speak...
Despite the show of support for Hess's appearance-nearly a quarter of the delegates attended his discussion-the second day of the convention was also uniformly conservative in tone. The Libertarian Caucus quietly made preparations for the third and final day, when votes would be taken for the new board of directors and YAF platform. Among the platform proposals drawn up by the Libertarian Caucus were...
...groups, by delegation. Toward the front of the room, on the right side, was the Workers' League, deadly-eyed, unsmiling voting in unison for labor strikes and labor strikes only. A small group from PL was in the back on the left side of the room. The Revolutionary Marxist Caucus sat in front, on the left. The Leninists were on the right. Scattered throughout the crowd were a few independents who just wanted...
...quarter of the votes at the convention and has become a majority position in such former PL strongholds as the New York City and San Francisco regions. In Boston, PL still holds a huge majority, but the proposal nevertheless has become the organizing focus for the Anti-Imperialist Caucus, which stated at the last regional meeting here that "we intend to stay in SDS to argue our views and make them the leading views in that organization...
...group of organizers included women from organizations including Bread and Roses, the Old Mole Women's Caucus, and Gay Women's Liberation...