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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper from Des Moines, reporting on community news, politics, church activities, social events, and national issues affecting Black Americans. It covers stories such as a scandal involving a minister and a young woman, church revivals, updates on legal cases, social club meetings, charity drives, and local elections. The paper highlights the anticipated seating of Oscar De Priest, the first Black U.S. Congressamn in nearly 30 years, legal battles involving Black lawyers in Mississippi, and the social reception of African American leaders at President Hoover's inauguration. It also includes obituraies, civic announcements, local gossip columns, cultural review, and advertisements for Black owned businesses, reflecting the vibrant social, political, and cultural life of African American communitites in Iowa and beyond during the late 1920s
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 17, March 16, 1929
Date Created:
1929-03-16
Time Period:
1920s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper from Des Moines, reporting on community news, politics, church activities, social events, and national issues affecting Black Americans. It covers stories such as a scandal involving a minister and a young woman, church revivals, updates on legal cases, social club meetings, charity drives, and local elections. The paper highlights the anticipated seating of Oscar De Priest, the first Black U.S. Congressamn in nearly 30 years, legal battles involving Black lawyers in Mississippi, and the social reception of African American leaders at President Hoover's inauguration. It also includes obituraies, civic announcements, local gossip columns, cultural review, and advertisements for Black owned businesses, reflecting the vibrant social, political, and cultural life of African American communitites in Iowa and beyond during the late 1920s
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers African American political activists African American churches Scandals African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. Clubs Local elections African American lawyers Mississippi Leadership Obituaries Advertising African American business enterprises
Subject (Person):
De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951
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:
bystander19290316
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9k931f02
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 17, March 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/w9k931f02
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