On This Day June 6

London draper George Williams was appalled at the degradation of workingmen in London and began a work among his fellow drapery employees. Williams was motivated to form the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) by the terrible conditions and the consequent temptations for sin he perceived in London for young men. The first YMCA meeting was held in Williams’ drapery shop in St Paul’s Churchyard on June 6, 1844 and included 12 young men in total.

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