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Contents include but not limited to extensive Des Moines social, educational, and church news. The Iowa-Nebraska Baptist Association met successfully, with speeches by Dr. J.H. Garnett and Rev. D.A. Holmes. The A.M.E. Conference at Keokuk reappointed many ministers and transferred Rev. W.S. Brooks to Tennessee. Numerous social gatherings, weddings, and club meetings filled the week, including luncheons for visiting guests from Keosauqua and Macon. The Negro Lyceum discussed John Greenleaf Whittier’s writings and planned a public program at St. Paul A.M.E. Editorials demanded fair city employment for Black citizens under the Des Moines Plan and urged loyalty to the Republican Party. National items covered major Negro conventions, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 15, number 16, September 18, 1908
Date Created:
1908-09-18
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to extensive Des Moines social, educational, and church news. The Iowa-Nebraska Baptist Association met successfully, with speeches by Dr. J.H. Garnett and Rev. D.A. Holmes. The A.M.E. Conference at Keokuk reappointed many ministers and transferred Rev. W.S. Brooks to Tennessee. Numerous social gatherings, weddings, and club meetings filled the week, including luncheons for visiting guests from Keosauqua and Macon. The Negro Lyceum discussed John Greenleaf Whittier’s writings and planned a public program at St. Paul A.M.E. Editorials demanded fair city employment for Black citizens under the Des Moines Plan and urged loyalty to the Republican Party. National items covered major Negro conventions, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches Religious institutions African American press African Americans--Politics and government African American women--Societies and clubs African American fraternal organizations African American educators Weddings
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:
bystander1908091801
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gf0n48n
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 16, September 18, 1908", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gf0n48n
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