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Contents included but are not limited to local news, social events, church activities, and community updates such as Christmas celebrations, marriages, visits, and educational efforts. The paper features editorials on race relations, the role of newspapers, and the importance of honest policing. It highlights Booker T. Washington’s engagements in New England and his invitation to host the Sunday School Congress at Tuskegee Institute. There are detailed reports on agricultural labor conditions in Sicily, emphasizing harsh living and working environments for peasant women. The document also discusses issues facing African Americans, including education, health, economic challenges, and migration patterns, advocating that the South remains the best place for black progress due to established relationships and opportunities. Additionally, it contains poetry, humor, advertisements, and notices about local businesses and services.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 18, issue 29, December 29, 1911
Date Created:
1911-12-29
Time Period:
1910s
Description:
Contents included but are not limited to local news, social events, church activities, and community updates such as Christmas celebrations, marriages, visits, and educational efforts. The paper features editorials on race relations, the role of newspapers, and the importance of honest policing. It highlights Booker T. Washington’s engagements in New England and his invitation to host the Sunday School Congress at Tuskegee Institute. There are detailed reports on agricultural labor conditions in Sicily, emphasizing harsh living and working environments for peasant women. The document also discusses issues facing African Americans, including education, health, economic challenges, and migration patterns, advocating that the South remains the best place for black progress due to established relationships and opportunities. Additionally, it contains poetry, humor, advertisements, and notices about local businesses and services.
Subject (Topic):
African American newspapers African Americans--Social life and customs African American churches African American educators African Americans--Education African Americans--Religion Sunday schools Race relations Christmas Marriage Community leadership Women--Employment Poetry Humor Advertising, Newspaper Police--Public opinion
Subject (Person):
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Subject (Organization):
Tuskegee Institute
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:
bystander1911122901
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n87375d
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 29, December 29, 1911", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n87375d
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No Copyright - United States
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