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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper, reports on community life, racial struggles, and achievements across Iowa and the nation, highlighting church gatherings, club meetings, and social events alongside serious news such as segregation efforts in Chicago, racial unrest in South Africa, and violent crime including a Chicago bank robbery that killed a 75-year-old Black gaurd. It honors notable figures like Rev. S. L. Birt and Mrs. Memphis T. Garrison, covers NAACP activism against discrimination and sailor-led attacks on Black citizens, and features cultural developments such as the publication of African American poetry in Germany. The issue also includes local obituaries, political commentary, charity reports, and numerous ads and legal notices, offering a vivid snapshot of Black civic, cultural, and social life in early 20th century Iowa.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 10, January 26, 1929
Date Created:
1929-01-26
Time Period:
1920s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper, reports on community life, racial struggles, and achievements across Iowa and the nation, highlighting church gatherings, club meetings, and social events alongside serious news such as segregation efforts in Chicago, racial unrest in South Africa, and violent crime including a Chicago bank robbery that killed a 75-year-old Black gaurd. It honors notable figures like Rev. S. L. Birt and Mrs. Memphis T. Garrison, covers NAACP activism against discrimination and sailor-led attacks on Black citizens, and features cultural developments such as the publication of African American poetry in Germany. The issue also includes local obituaries, political commentary, charity reports, and numerous ads and legal notices, offering a vivid snapshot of Black civic, cultural, and social life in early 20th century Iowa.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Annual reports Iowa African American churches Clubs Illinois--Chicago South Africa Crime Robbery Citizenship Discrimination Cultural relations Poetry Obituaries Political conventions
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:
bystander19290126
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gh9bh7g
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 bystander. volume 37, number 10, January 26, 1929", 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/w9gh9bh7g
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