Class Year
2018
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
1-8-2016
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
Last semester, Gettysburg College was abuzz with controversy over the ultra-conservative messages that the Young Americans for Freedom organization was spreading around campus. As the Compiler’s unofficial, wannabe muckraker, I wanted to dive into the discussion. My entry point was a rumor that a reactionary Gettysburg College alumnus helped establish the organization in the 1960s. I jumped at the opportunity to uncover the link. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Lauck, Jeffrey L., "The Missing Link: The Search for the Connection Between Young Americans for Freedom and Charles Willoughby" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 128.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/128
Comments
This blog post originally appeared in The Gettysburg Compiler and was created by students at Gettysburg College.