Young Americans for Freedom
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) is a
right-wing youth group based in the
United States of America. It was founded in
1960 in
Sharon,
Connecticut with the help of conservative author William F. Buckley Jr as an alternative to the
left-wing groups which dominated campuses at the time. YAF became most famous in the 1960s for its activism in support of
Barry Goldwater and
Ronald Reagan as well as its frequent clashes with far left student groups such as the
Students for a Democratic Society. YAF continues to exist today on numerous college campuses and continues to advocate conservative issues. Its most recent activities have been demonstrations against
affirmative action and in support of the
war on terrorism.
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