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'''American Youth Congress''' ('''AYC''') was a a coalition of youth organizations, especially college student governments, formed in 1934. Organizations belonged to it (not individuals) and it was under Communist control. Its main activity was a national convention-- one year it notably met on the lawn of the White House. When leaders were summoned before a hostile Congressional committee in 1940, they made a rowdy display of defiance. In terms of issues, the AYC tried to prevent a draft law. When one was passed in 1940, they opposed it because it might be used against Russia's ally at the time, Nazi Germany. fIRST LADY [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] was a vocal supporter of the AYC until it turned against her husband and attacked the [[New Deal]] in 1939-40.
'''American Youth Congress''' ('''AYC''') was a a coalition of youth organizations, especially college student governments, formed in 1934. Organizations belonged to it (not individuals) and it was under Communist control. Its main activity was a national convention-- one year it notably met on the lawn of the White House. When leaders were summoned before a hostile Congressional committee in 1940, they made a rowdy display of defiance. In terms of issues, the AYC tried to prevent a draft law. When one was passed in 1940, they opposed it because it might be used against Russia's ally at the time, Nazi Germany. First Lady [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] was a vocal supporter of the AYC until it turned against her husband and attacked the [[New Deal]] in 1939-40.
On July 4, 1936, the AYC issued a ''Declaration of the Rights of American Youth'', which addressed several issues, mainly inalienable rights issues that affected youth, and the economic issues. Most people dismissed the AYC as a puppet of the [[Communist Party of the United States]] (CPUSA); it was one of the [[Comintern]]'s most successful [[Glossary_of_espionage_terms#Fronts_and_cutouts|front organization]]s.
On July 4, 1936, the AYC issued a ''Declaration of the Rights of American Youth'', which addressed several issues, mainly inalienable rights issues that affected youth, and the economic issues. Most people dismissed the AYC as a puppet of the [[Communist Party of the United States]] (CPUSA); it was one of the [[Comintern]]'s most successful [[Glossary_of_espionage_terms#Fronts_and_cutouts|front organization]]s.