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Contents include but not limited to Des Moines State Fair week festivities, with visitors from across Iowa and Missouri attending church services, dinners, and concerts. Corinthian Baptist prepared for its reopening after renovations, and the Negro Lyceum held an evening on “The Negro in Music,” featuring local artists. Mrs. E.B. Elliston, founder of the Iowa Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, returned from Kentucky, praised for her musical and civic work. The issue strongly condemned the Springfield, Illinois race riot and reprinted Rev. Cornelius Reid’s sermon denouncing mob violence. Reports from Buxton described the District Grand Lodge and Household of Ruth meetings, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 15, number 12, August 21, 1908
Date Created:
1908-08-21
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to Des Moines State Fair week festivities, with visitors from across Iowa and Missouri attending church services, dinners, and concerts. Corinthian Baptist prepared for its reopening after renovations, and the Negro Lyceum held an evening on “The Negro in Music,” featuring local artists. Mrs. E.B. Elliston, founder of the Iowa Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, returned from Kentucky, praised for her musical and civic work. The issue strongly condemned the Springfield, Illinois race riot and reprinted Rev. Cornelius Reid’s sermon denouncing mob violence. Reports from Buxton described the District Grand Lodge and Household of Ruth meetings, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches Religious institutions African American press African American women--Societies and clubs Race discrimination Fraternal organizations African Americans--Politics and government Obituaries
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:
3 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:
bystander1908082101
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w90g3h643
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 15, number 12, August 21, 1908", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w90g3h643
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