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Contents include but not limited to Christmas celebrations across Iowa, with church services, dinners, and children’s programs. A brilliant wedding united Lawyer James B. Rush and Miss Gertrude Durden, the first marriage at the new Union Congregational Church. The Afro-American Council announced its annual Emancipation meeting for January 1, 1908. Historical documents on the repeal of Iowa’s Black Laws were published, including petitions from Muscatine’s Black citizens in the 1850s. Reports came from Portland, Oregon, describing its Black community and fraternal life. Regional updates covered Muscatine, Galesburg, Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Albia, Oskaloosa, and Sioux City, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 14, number 30, December 27, 1907
Date Created:
1907-12-27
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to Christmas celebrations across Iowa, with church services, dinners, and children’s programs. A brilliant wedding united Lawyer James B. Rush and Miss Gertrude Durden, the first marriage at the new Union Congregational Church. The Afro-American Council announced its annual Emancipation meeting for January 1, 1908. Historical documents on the repeal of Iowa’s Black Laws were published, including petitions from Muscatine’s Black citizens in the 1850s. Reports came from Portland, Oregon, describing its Black community and fraternal life. Regional updates covered Muscatine, Galesburg, Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Albia, Oskaloosa, and Sioux City, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches Weddings African American press Religious institutions African American educators Obituaries Fraternal organizations African Americans--Politics and government
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:
bystander1907122701
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94b2xd3r
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 30, December 27, 1907", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94b2xd3r
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