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Contents include but not limited to Des Moines community and political news, featuring Dr. W.S. Brooks’ farewell lecture at St. Paul A.M.E. and musical events such as “An Evening Abroad” at Union Congregational Church. The Negro Lyceum debated “Are Journals Detrimental to the Negro Race?” and planned for an interstate meeting in Omaha. The Iowa Colored Bar Association passed resolutions condemning Highland Park College for racial discrimination. Editorials strongly supported William H. Taft’s campaign, listed African Americans who served in Congress, and reprinted O.W. Curtis’s essay “The Negro in the South.” Regional reports from Clarinda, Burlington, Dubuque, Davenport, and Macon covered church work, obituaries, and political speeches, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 15, number 19, October 09, 1908
Date Created:
1908-10-09
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to Des Moines community and political news, featuring Dr. W.S. Brooks’ farewell lecture at St. Paul A.M.E. and musical events such as “An Evening Abroad” at Union Congregational Church. The Negro Lyceum debated “Are Journals Detrimental to the Negro Race?” and planned for an interstate meeting in Omaha. The Iowa Colored Bar Association passed resolutions condemning Highland Park College for racial discrimination. Editorials strongly supported William H. Taft’s campaign, listed African Americans who served in Congress, and reprinted O.W. Curtis’s essay “The Negro in the South.” Regional reports from Clarinda, Burlington, Dubuque, Davenport, and Macon covered church work, obituaries, and political speeches, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches Religious institutions African American press African Americans--Politics and government Race discrimination African American educators Fraternal organizations Music--Performance 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:
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:
bystander1908100901
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w93776380
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 19, October 09, 1908", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w93776380
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