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Contents include but not limited to a special feature on Buxton, Iowa, highlighting its rapid growth as a coal-mining town with a majority African American population. The article describes the town’s clean design, absence of saloons, and modern housing. It praises the Consolidation Coal Company for employing thousands of Black miners and supporting community welfare. The Monroe Mercantile Company’s massive general store, staffed partly by African Americans, is profiled as one of the most advanced in the Midwest. Leaders like L.E. Johnson and LeRoy Tucker of the Y.M.C.A. are celebrated for fostering Christian values and youth development, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 14, number 27, December 06, 1907
Date Created:
1907-12-06
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to a special feature on Buxton, Iowa, highlighting its rapid growth as a coal-mining town with a majority African American population. The article describes the town’s clean design, absence of saloons, and modern housing. It praises the Consolidation Coal Company for employing thousands of Black miners and supporting community welfare. The Monroe Mercantile Company’s massive general store, staffed partly by African Americans, is profiled as one of the most advanced in the Midwest. Leaders like L.E. Johnson and LeRoy Tucker of the Y.M.C.A. are celebrated for fostering Christian values and youth development, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches African American business enterprises African American press Religious institutions African Americans--Politics and government Coal miners African American educators Real property
Subject (Organization):
YMCA of the USA
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
State Historical Society of Iowa
Publisher:
Iowa State Bystander Pub. Co.
Extent:
4 pages
Genre:
Newspapers
Type:
Text Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Related Resource:
Library of Congress Control Number: sn83025186
Digital Object Identifier:
bystander1907120601
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hh6cf18
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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"Iowa state bystander. volume 14, number 27, December 06, 1907", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hh6cf18
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