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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper reporting on racial justice struggles, community activism, and everyday life in the early 20th century. It highlights the Des Moines NAACP's annual meeting and elections, community debates about racial pride and self determination, and protests against segregation such as the arrests of Black and white workers picketing a discminatory New York restaurant. The issue documents national and international racial injustices, including police brutality, discriminatory court rulings, racist killlings, and labor unrest affecting Black workers. Alongside these serious topics, the paper features local church events, youth activities, social club updates, obituaries, poetry, and celebratory announcements such as academic awards and weddings, painting a vivid picture of Black civic life, resilience, and cultural expresion during a time of widespread discrimination.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 12, February 09, 1929
Date Created:
1929-02-09
Time Period:
1920s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper reporting on racial justice struggles, community activism, and everyday life in the early 20th century. It highlights the Des Moines NAACP's annual meeting and elections, community debates about racial pride and self determination, and protests against segregation such as the arrests of Black and white workers picketing a discminatory New York restaurant. The issue documents national and international racial injustices, including police brutality, discriminatory court rulings, racist killlings, and labor unrest affecting Black workers. Alongside these serious topics, the paper features local church events, youth activities, social club updates, obituaries, poetry, and celebratory announcements such as academic awards and weddings, painting a vivid picture of Black civic life, resilience, and cultural expresion during a time of widespread discrimination.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Racial justice Iowa--Des Moines Meetings Elections Debates and debating African Americans--Segregation Discrimination Restaurants Foreign news African American police Police brutality Clubs Obituaries Poetry Awards Weddings Painting Cultural relations
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:
bystander19290209
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9707ww6f
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 12, February 09, 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/w9707ww6f
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