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Contents inlucde but are not limited to a wide ranging collection of news, community updates, commentary and advertisements centered on African American life in Iowa and beyond. It reports legal efforts to free Ben Bess, a Black man imprisoned on allegedly perjured testimony, and covers national racial justice concerns such as mob threats, discrimination, and reactions to the Vestris steamship disaster, highlighting the heroism of the Black crew. The paper features numerous local updates on church programs, club activities, art exhibitions, social gatherings, illnesses, obituaries, and civic events across Iowa cities including Des Moines, Waterloo, Burlington, Mason City, and Ottumwa. It also includes editorials medical advice columns, letters to the editor, community announcements, Christmas Seal fundraising history, and many advertisements promoting local businesses, beauty services, and professional offices. Together, the issue reflects the social, cultural, and political landscape of Black Midwestern communities during the late 1920s
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 2, December 01, 1928
Date Created:
1928-12-01
Time Period:
1920s
Description:
Contents inlucde but are not limited to a wide ranging collection of news, community updates, commentary and advertisements centered on African American life in Iowa and beyond. It reports legal efforts to free Ben Bess, a Black man imprisoned on allegedly perjured testimony, and covers national racial justice concerns such as mob threats, discrimination, and reactions to the Vestris steamship disaster, highlighting the heroism of the Black crew. The paper features numerous local updates on church programs, club activities, art exhibitions, social gatherings, illnesses, obituaries, and civic events across Iowa cities including Des Moines, Waterloo, Burlington, Mason City, and Ottumwa. It also includes editorials medical advice columns, letters to the editor, community announcements, Christmas Seal fundraising history, and many advertisements promoting local businesses, beauty services, and professional offices. Together, the issue reflects the social, cultural, and political landscape of Black Midwestern communities during the late 1920s
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Advertising Iowa Discrimination Disaster relief African American churches Exhibitions Clubs Obituaries Iowa--Des Moines Iowa--Burlington Iowa--Ottumwa Editorials Religious communities
Contributor (Person):
Morris, James B. Kitchen, Gordon H. Tretter, A.P. Wilson, Harry E. Howard, Chas P. Gould, Harrison Mackay, Clifford W. Dimitry, E. L. Jones, Viola P. Morris, Clyde London, Dr. H. H.
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines, Iowa)
Publisher:
Iowa 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: sn83025185
Digital Object Identifier:
bystander19281201
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9vt1gx8g
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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Suggested Citation:
"Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 2, December 01, 1928", Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines, Iowa), Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9vt1gx8g
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