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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper reports on a wide range of national and local events impacting Black communities in the late 1920s. It covers major stories such as a deadly stadium panic in Detroit, intense debates over racial equality involving Mrs. Hoover and Congressman Oscar De Priest, several lynching cases in the South, and the heroic life and burial of World War I veteran William Henry Johnson. The paper also highlights local church activities, civic meetings, community picnics, social events, and advertisemenst for Black owned business. Throughout, it documents ongoing struggles against racial violence and discrimination while celebrating Blck achievements, political advocacy, and community solidarity across Iowa and the broader United States.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 32, July 13, 1929
Date Created:
1929-07-13
Time Period:
1920s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper reports on a wide range of national and local events impacting Black communities in the late 1920s. It covers major stories such as a deadly stadium panic in Detroit, intense debates over racial equality involving Mrs. Hoover and Congressman Oscar De Priest, several lynching cases in the South, and the heroic life and burial of World War I veteran William Henry Johnson. The paper also highlights local church activities, civic meetings, community picnics, social events, and advertisemenst for Black owned business. Throughout, it documents ongoing struggles against racial violence and discrimination while celebrating Blck achievements, political advocacy, and community solidarity across Iowa and the broader United States.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Lynching African American churches Advertising Racial justice
Subject (Person):
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951
Subject (Organization):
United States. Congress
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:
bystander19290713
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w98s4jx2x
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 32, July 13, 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/w98s4jx2x
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