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Contents include but are not limited to covering major news affecting African American communities locally and nationally. It reports on racial discrimination disputes, including Philadelphia Boy Scout troops protesting segregation at a summer camp, Southern legislators attacking First Lady Lou Hoover for hosting Mrs. Oscar DePriest at the White House, and renewed national debate over immigration quotas excluding people of African descent. Several articles highlight segregation in schools, discriminatory labor practices, and Jim Crow policies enforced in public spaces, factories, and military training camps. The paper also detailes financial grants to Black Hospitals from the Rosenwald Fund, community events in Iowa, church and youth activities, and commentary on race relations, while advocating for civil rights through N.A.A.C.P. legal victories challenging white-primary laws in Texas and Virgina.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 29, June 22, 1929
Date Created:
1929-06-22
Time Period:
1920s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to covering major news affecting African American communities locally and nationally. It reports on racial discrimination disputes, including Philadelphia Boy Scout troops protesting segregation at a summer camp, Southern legislators attacking First Lady Lou Hoover for hosting Mrs. Oscar DePriest at the White House, and renewed national debate over immigration quotas excluding people of African descent. Several articles highlight segregation in schools, discriminatory labor practices, and Jim Crow policies enforced in public spaces, factories, and military training camps. The paper also detailes financial grants to Black Hospitals from the Rosenwald Fund, community events in Iowa, church and youth activities, and commentary on race relations, while advocating for civil rights through N.A.A.C.P. legal victories challenging white-primary laws in Texas and Virgina.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Discrimination Pennsylvania--Philadelphia African Americans--Segregation Labor Military African American churches Race relations Civil rights
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:
bystander19290622
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9j960h9q
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 29, June 22, 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/w9j960h9q
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