Alfred F. Young

Alfred F. Young
Al Young as he appeared in 1999
Al Young as he appeared in 1999
BornAlfred F. Young
(1925-01-17)January 17, 1925
New York City
DiedNovember 6, 2012(2012-11-06) (aged 87)
Durham, North Carolina
OccupationHistorian, writer
Alma materQueens College (1946); Columbia University (1947); Northwestern University (1958)
Period1958-2012
Subjectsocial history of the American Revolution
SpouseMarilyn Mills

Alfred Fabian "Al" Young (1925–2012) was an American historian. Young is regarded as a pioneer in the writing of the social history of the American Revolution and was a founding editor of the academic journal Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas.