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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper contains a wide range of news, commentary, and community updates centered on Black life in Iowa and across the United States. Major stories report on incidents, including police actions, court rulings, labor conflicts, and local tragedies. The paper highlights ongoing struggles for civil rights, such as protests against segregated businesses, debates over political corruption trails, and efforts to improve interracial relations through church programs and community meetings. Alongside hard news, the publication includes ediorials condemning prejudice, health advice, religious lessons, poetry, club activities, social events, and numerous notices about tax sales, legal proceedings, and local church and community happenings. Overall the paper documents the challenges, resilience, activism, and daily life of Black communities in the late 1920s.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 12, February 16, 1929
Date Created:
1929-02-16
Time Period:
1920s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper contains a wide range of news, commentary, and community updates centered on Black life in Iowa and across the United States. Major stories report on incidents, including police actions, court rulings, labor conflicts, and local tragedies. The paper highlights ongoing struggles for civil rights, such as protests against segregated businesses, debates over political corruption trails, and efforts to improve interracial relations through church programs and community meetings. Alongside hard news, the publication includes ediorials condemning prejudice, health advice, religious lessons, poetry, club activities, social events, and numerous notices about tax sales, legal proceedings, and local church and community happenings. Overall the paper documents the challenges, resilience, activism, and daily life of Black communities in the late 1920s.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa Racial justice Discrimination African American police Labor Civil rights African American business enterprises African American political activists Cultural relations Health Religious communities African American churches
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:
bystander19290216
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9377633k
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 16, 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/w9377633k
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No Copyright - United States
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