Intercollegiate Socialist Society
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The Intercollegiate Socialist Society was a leftist group founded in 1905 by writers Upton Sinclair and Jack London and liberal Christian minister Norman Thomas, all of whom were members of the Socialist Party of America. It was active until 1921, when the word "socialist" had become a liability.[1]
According to their organizing secretary, Harry W. Laidler, the group's purpose was to "throw light on the world wide movement toward industrial democracy known as socialism."[2][3]
In 1921, the group changed its name to the League for Industrial Democracy.
References
- ↑ (1966) Fabian Freeway: High Road to Socialism in the U.S.A.. Belmont, Massachusetts: Western Islands, 208.
- ↑ The New York Times, January 28, 1919
- ↑ United States Congressional Serial Set, 2858.
