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Contents include but not limited to an election-eve edition urging African American voters to “stand by the Republican Party,” featuring portraits and biographies of national and Iowa candidates including Taft, Sherman, Cummins, Carroll, and others. Editorials emphasized loyalty to the GOP as the defender of civil rights and opportunities for Black citizens, quoting Democratic leaders like Bryan and Tillman to highlight Southern disenfranchisement. The issue also profiled Walter M. Farmer, the first Black appointee to the Republican Speakers Bureau, and listed achievements of African Americans under Republican administrations. Regional columns covered Galesburg, Mt. Pleasant, Albia, and Minneapolis news, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 15, number 22, October 30, 1908
Date Created:
1908-10-30
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to an election-eve edition urging African American voters to “stand by the Republican Party,” featuring portraits and biographies of national and Iowa candidates including Taft, Sherman, Cummins, Carroll, and others. Editorials emphasized loyalty to the GOP as the defender of civil rights and opportunities for Black citizens, quoting Democratic leaders like Bryan and Tillman to highlight Southern disenfranchisement. The issue also profiled Walter M. Farmer, the first Black appointee to the Republican Speakers Bureau, and listed achievements of African Americans under Republican administrations. Regional columns covered Galesburg, Mt. Pleasant, Albia, and Minneapolis news, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American press African Americans--Politics and government Race discrimination Religious institutions African American educators Fraternal organizations Music--Performance African American churches 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:
bystander1908103001
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9pz51v6k
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 22, October 30, 1908", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9pz51v6k
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No Copyright - United States
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