American Appeal

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American Appeal
TypeWeekly newspaper
Publisher Socialist Party of America
Founded1926
Political alignmentSocialism
Language English
Ceased publication1927
Headquarters Chicago
OCLC number 20772748

American Appeal was a weekly socialist newspaper that was published briefly in Chicago between 1926 and 1927. [1] The paper was semi-official organ of the Socialist Party of America which was the publisher. [1] [2] The editor was Eugene V. Debs. [1] [2] In 1927 the paper merged with New Leader. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Archived Periodicals, Newspapers and Journals". Marxists Internet Archive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "American Appeal (Chicago, Ill.) 1926-1927". Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. "American Appeal". UPenn. Retrieved 12 September 2021.