The League for Industrial Democracy (or LID), from 1960-1965 known as the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), was founded in 1905 by a group of notable socialists including Harry W. Laidler, Jack London, Norman Thomas, Upton Sinclair, Florence Kelley, and J.G. Phelps Stokes. Its original name was the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, and its stated purpose was to "throw light on the world-wide movement of industrial democracy known as socialism." Under its original name, the League focused its efforts on educating college students about the labor movement, socialism, and industrial democracy.
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