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Contents included but are not limited to local news, social events, church activities, club meetings, and notable visitors. It highlights issues such as racial discrimination exemplified by the ejection of E. Tracy Blagburn from a theater due to segregation, efforts to improve education and employment opportunities for Black teachers in Iowa, and religious revival work by prominent figures like Rev. Dr. C. Leroy Butler. The paper also reports on organizational meetings including the Western Negro Press Association and the Women’s Mite Missionary Society, along with cultural and intellectual clubs discussing literature and music. Additionally, it touches on broader topics such as political developments, labor strikes, legal cases, and social commentary, reflecting both local community life and wider African American concerns of the era.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 18, issue 17, October 06, 1911
Date Created:
1911-10-06
Time Period:
1910s
Description:
Contents included but are not limited to local news, social events, church activities, club meetings, and notable visitors. It highlights issues such as racial discrimination exemplified by the ejection of E. Tracy Blagburn from a theater due to segregation, efforts to improve education and employment opportunities for Black teachers in Iowa, and religious revival work by prominent figures like Rev. Dr. C. Leroy Butler. The paper also reports on organizational meetings including the Western Negro Press Association and the Women’s Mite Missionary Society, along with cultural and intellectual clubs discussing literature and music. Additionally, it touches on broader topics such as political developments, labor strikes, legal cases, and social commentary, reflecting both local community life and wider African American concerns of the era.
Subject (Topic):
African American newspapers African Americans--Social life and customs African Americans--Civil rights Race discrimination--Law and legislation Segregation African American educators African American teachers African Americans--Employment African American women--Societies and clubs African American clergy Community leadership African American political activists African Americans--Politics and government Advice columns
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:
bystander1911100601
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96688t1t
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 17, October 06, 1911", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96688t1t
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No Copyright - United States
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