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Contents include but not limited to Christmas celebrations across Iowa’s Black communities, with church programs, family gatherings, and charity events. St. Paul A.M.E. and Burns Chapel held special holiday services, while the Afro-American Council announced its Emancipation Day program for January 1, 1909, featuring addresses by Attorney S. Joe Brown and Dr. John H. Williams. Social columns noted weddings, dinners, and club meetings in Des Moines, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Albia, Enterprise, and Marshalltown. Editorials urged community cooperation and thrift entering the new year, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 15, number 29, December 25, 1908
Date Created:
1908-12-25
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to Christmas celebrations across Iowa’s Black communities, with church programs, family gatherings, and charity events. St. Paul A.M.E. and Burns Chapel held special holiday services, while the Afro-American Council announced its Emancipation Day program for January 1, 1909, featuring addresses by Attorney S. Joe Brown and Dr. John H. Williams. Social columns noted weddings, dinners, and club meetings in Des Moines, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Albia, Enterprise, and Marshalltown. Editorials urged community cooperation and thrift entering the new year, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches Religious institutions African American press Music--Performance African American women--Societies and clubs Fraternal organizations African Americans--Politics and government Christmas
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:
bystander1908122501
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9nz80z5v
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 29, December 25, 1908", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9nz80z5v
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No Copyright - United States
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