Bobbi Gentry is Associate Professor of Political Science at Bridgewater College, USA.Shamira Gelbman is Professor of Political Science at Wabash College, USA.

• PrefaceIntroductory EssaysYouth Activism in US HistoryYouth Activism in the Present and FutureYouth Activism in the Social Media AgeRecruitment, Strategies, and Tactics of Youth ActivistsYouth Voting as Youth ActivismThe Struggle for the Ballot Box: Youth Activism and Youth VotingA–Z EntriesALL IN Campus Democracy ChallengeAlliance for Youth OrganizingAmerican Student Union American Youth CongressAmerican Youth for DemocracyAnvilAsian American Youth CouncilAtlanta Student MovementBaker, Ella Josephine (1903–1986) Barnett, Gathie (1931–2012) and Marie (1933–)Best, DaneBevel, James (1936–2008)Black Lives MatterBlack Panther PartyBlack Student Leadership NetworkBlack Students Lead: A National Conference for College LeadersBond, Julian (1940–2015)Bra Burning ProtestBrethren Volunteer ServiceBridges, Ruby Nell (1954-)Browder, Kalief (1993-2015)Brown v. Board of Education (1954)Campus PrideCampus TakeoverCampus Vote ProjectCarson v. Makin (2022)Center for Artistic ActivismChicago Public Schools BoycottChildren’s MarchColumbia Queer AllianceColumbia University ProtestsCopeny, Mari (2007-)Deaf President NowDeclaration of the Rights of American YouthDeeds Not WordsDias, Marley (2005-)Dickinson, Anna Elizabeth (1842-1932)Dickinson College ProtestsDigital Media and ActivismDREAMers MovementEarth GuardiansEast Los Angeles WalkoutsEder, Katie (1999–)18 in ’08Empowerment TheoryFisk University ProtestsFree Speech MovementFreedom RidersFreedom SchoolsFreedom SummerFrost, Gabby (1997-)Future Coalition Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education NetworkGender and ActivismGenerationsGobitas, Lillian (1923-2014) and William (1925-1989)Great American BoycottGreen Feather MovementGreensboro Lunch Counter Sit-InGSA NetworkHappy Hippie FoundationHartsough, David (1940-2025)Hayden, Tom (1939-2016)Held et al. v. Montana (2023)Help America Vote ActHendricks, Audrey Faye (1953-2009)Hu, StephanieIt’s On Us CampaignJennings, Doris Raye (1934-2024) and Doris Faye (1934-2021)Johns, Barbara Rose (1935-1991)Jones, Justin (1995-)Juliana v. United States Juvenile Antislavery SocietiesKent State ShootingsLee, Mabel Ping-Hua (1896-1966)Lemlich, Clara (1886-1982)Letters to StrangersLewis, John (1940-2020)Little Rock NineLowell Mill GirlsLowinger, Nicholas (1998-)March for Our LivesMarch of the Mill ChildrenMcCollum v. Board of Education (1948)Mendez, Sylvia (1936-)Meredith, James (1933-)#MeToo MovementMora, SaraMota, Ashton (2004-)Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and SchwernerNash, Diane (1938-)Nashville Student MovementNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleNational Indian Youth CouncilNational Student Strike of 1970National Youth AdministrationNational Youth Forum on HomelessnessNational Youth Rights AssociationNell, William Cooper (1816-1874)Nestor, Agnes (1880-1948)Never Again MSDNew York City School BoycottNew York Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Strike of 1909Newsboys’ Strike of 1899#NoDAPL MovementOn Earth PeaceOne Mind Youth MovementOne More GenerationOregon v. Mitchell (1970)Our Children’s TrustParticipatory DemocracyPolitical EngagementPolitical Identity DevelopmentPort Huron StatementPositive Youth DevelopmentPower Shift NetworkProject I AmRace to KindnessRed Power MovementRemond, Sarah Parker (1826-1894)Rock the VoteRustin, Bayard T. (1912-1987)Savio, Mario (1942-1996)School Girls UniteSchool Participatory BudgetingSchool Strike for ClimateScott, Alexandra (1996-2004)Secular Student AllianceShapiro, Zev Dickstein (2002-)Sharpton, Al (1954-)Shepard, Matthew (1976-1998)Sierra Student CoalitionSlacktivismSmith, Samantha (1972-1985)Socialist Student UnionSomoza, Anastasia (1983-)Southern Negro Youth CongressSTANDStanding Rock YouthStudent League for Industrial DemocracyStudent Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeStudents Against Destructive DecisionsStudents for a Democratic SocietySunrise MovementSwitzer, Kathrine (1947-)Take Back the NightTeam ENOUGHTeen Vogue Teens4GoodThunberg, Greta (2003-)Till, Emmett (1941-1955)Tinker, Mary Beth (1952-)Trans Student Educational ResourcesTransKids Purple RainbowTrevor ProjectTurning Point USA26th AmendmentUCLA Antiestablishment ProtestsUnited States Student AssociationUnited Students Against SweatshopsUnited We DreamUniversity Uprisings of 1968Weather UndergroundWells, Ida B. (1862-1931)Wicked ProblemsWilliams, Joshua (2001-)Young Americans for FreedomYoung America’s FoundationYoung Communist League USAYoung Democratic Socialists of AmericaYoung Democrats of AmericaYoung LordsYoung People’s Socialist LeagueYoung Republican National FederationYoung Socialist AllianceYousafzai, Malala (1997-)Youth Activism ProjectYouth Advocates for ChangeYouth Art & Self-empowerment Project Youth Igniting ChangeYouth International PartyYouth Movement Against Alzheimer’s Youth Voting Rights Act YR MediaZero HourZwerg, James (1939-)Resources for Young ActivistsAbout the ContributorsIndex