Bill Appelhans

Bill Appelhans was a member of the Du Bois Clubs in Chicago. The Du Bois Clubs were a broad-based pro-socialist youth organization named in honor of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, African-American sociologist, writer, activist and Communist.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Bill Appelhans

Opinion

Where have all the flowers gone?
January 31, 2014 By David S. Bell And Bill Appelhans
I heard about Pete Seeger's death while driving to downtown Philadelphia. If I wasn't on the expressway, I would have pulled over to wipe my eyes and clear my head.
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Opinion

Is Rand Paul a racist?
May 24, 2010 By Bill Appelhans
Is Rand Paul, a: prejudiced, b: a chauvinist, c: a racist?
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Opinion

Republican Party excites scientific community
April 10, 2010 By Bill Appelhans
(Satire) -- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's proclamation declaring April Confederate History Month could lead to evidence that would further validate the theory of evolution.
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PrintEditions

Ish Flory, A lifetime champion of equality
August 9, 2002 By Carolyn Black And Bill Appelhans
In Chicago the month of August is a special time for the residents of the South Side. Every year on the second Saturday of that month the community celebrates its past, its present and its future...
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Politics

The Chicago Freedom Movement: Summer 1966
January 18, 2002 By Carolyn Black, Bill Appelhans And Fred Gaboury
The impact of the 1966 Chicago Freedom Movement on the decade’s civil rights struggles was as significant as any other campaign of that era. To visit The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change,...
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