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Contents included but are not limited to community news, social events, religious meetings, political calendars, educational updates, and cultural commentary primarily focused on African American life in early 20th- century Iowa and surrounding areas. It includes reports on church activities, club meetings, personal visits, and local politics, alongside discussions about race relations, discrimination (notably in Ogden mining disputes), and the progress of black business and education. There are also reflections on broader social issues such as credit systems, health remedies, and fashion trends. Noteworthy are accounts of prominent figures like Booker T. Washington's Chicago visit, he story of violinist David Mannes' debt to his black teacher Charles Douglas, and developments at Howard University.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 18, issue 45, April 19, 1912
Date Created:
1912-04-19
Time Period:
1910s
Description:
Contents included but are not limited to community news, social events, religious meetings, political calendars, educational updates, and cultural commentary primarily focused on African American life in early 20th- century Iowa and surrounding areas. It includes reports on church activities, club meetings, personal visits, and local politics, alongside discussions about race relations, discrimination (notably in Ogden mining disputes), and the progress of black business and education. There are also reflections on broader social issues such as credit systems, health remedies, and fashion trends. Noteworthy are accounts of prominent figures like Booker T. Washington's Chicago visit, he story of violinist David Mannes' debt to his black teacher Charles Douglas, and developments at Howard University.
Subject (Topic):
Black people African Americans African American churches Education Health African American political activists Race relations African American business enterprises Agriculture Foreign news
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:
bystander1912041901
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tt4g245
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 45, April 19, 1912", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tt4g245
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