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Contents include but are not limited to Iowa towns and other states, including personal visits, club meetings, church activities, illness reports, and community events. Notably , it reports on the assault of Dr.Booker T. Washington in News York City and President Taft's sympathetic letter to him. The paper also covers a testimonial presentation to editor T. Thomas Fortune in New York, labor and legal news such as indictments against Chicago packers, political developments including senatorial votes and educational progress with institutions like Water Normal School in North Carolina. Additionally, there are advertisements for goods and services, health remedies, and announcements about upcoming social functions. The overall tone reflects actie civic engagement, racial uplift effort, and national issues affecting African Americans at the time.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 17, issue 40, March 24, 1911
Date Created:
1911-03-24
Time Period:
1910s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to Iowa towns and other states, including personal visits, club meetings, church activities, illness reports, and community events. Notably , it reports on the assault of Dr.Booker T. Washington in News York City and President Taft's sympathetic letter to him. The paper also covers a testimonial presentation to editor T. Thomas Fortune in New York, labor and legal news such as indictments against Chicago packers, political developments including senatorial votes and educational progress with institutions like Water Normal School in North Carolina. Additionally, there are advertisements for goods and services, health remedies, and announcements about upcoming social functions. The overall tone reflects actie civic engagement, racial uplift effort, and national issues affecting African Americans at the time.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans African American newspapers African American history African Americans--Social life and customs Race relations Civil rights Assault and battery Race discrimination African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
Subject (Person):
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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:
bystander1911032401
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9t43jb49
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/
Source
Suggested Citation:
"Iowa state bystander. volume 17, issue 40, March 24, 1911", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9t43jb49
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No Copyright - United States
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