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Contents included but are not limited to African American community news, social events, church activities, and notable obituaries primarily from Iowa and surrounding areas. It highlights local club meetings, religious conventions (notably the Western Baptist Convention), social gatherings, and personal visits among families. Prominent figures such as Robert T. Motts, a successful Chicago businessman, are memorialized. The text also covers broader topics including educational achievements at Fisk University with an address by Charles E. Stowe, practical agricultural advice on sorghum planting during hay shortages, political developments like election reform legislation, and national issues such as federal regulation of corporations and public health updates. Interspersed are cultural notes, humorous anecdotes, and editorials urging economic self-reliance and community uplift within the African American population.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 18, issue 06, July 21, 1911
Date Created:
1911-07-21
Time Period:
1910s
Description:
Contents included but are not limited to African American community news, social events, church activities, and notable obituaries primarily from Iowa and surrounding areas. It highlights local club meetings, religious conventions (notably the Western Baptist Convention), social gatherings, and personal visits among families. Prominent figures such as Robert T. Motts, a successful Chicago businessman, are memorialized. The text also covers broader topics including educational achievements at Fisk University with an address by Charles E. Stowe, practical agricultural advice on sorghum planting during hay shortages, political developments like election reform legislation, and national issues such as federal regulation of corporations and public health updates. Interspersed are cultural notes, humorous anecdotes, and editorials urging economic self-reliance and community uplift within the African American population.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans--Social life and customs Meetings Clubs Youth--Societies and clubs Anniversaries Funeral service Obituaries Weddings African American churches African American clergy Baptist associations Religion Christian life African Americans--Education African American college teachers Commencement ceremonies Education Education--Political aspects Agriculture Farmers Food supply Economic policy Small business Job creation Community-based social services Political candidates Health African American orators Race relations Civil rights Equality Social change Social movements
Subject (Person):
Moton, Robert Russa, 1867-1940
Subject (Organization):
Western Baptist Bible College Fisk University
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines Middle West
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:
bystander1911072101
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mc8rq7m
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 18, issue 06, July 21, 1911", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mc8rq7m
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No Copyright - United States
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