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Contents include but are not limited to a wide range of events within African American communities across several U.S. states, including Iowa and Illinois, Mississippi, Louisiana, and others. It highlights local news, church activities, funerals, social gatherings, organizational conventions such as the Odd Fellows, Shriners, and business leagues, along with civil rights issues, including accounts of discrimination, mob violence, legal disputes, and political advocacy by groups like the NAACP. The document also includes human interest stories, such as wrongly imprisoned individuals, community celebrations, educational achievements, and cultural programs like pageants and dramatic performances. Advertisements, classifieds and annoucements are interspersed throughout, giving the publication the feel of a bustling community newspaper preserving everyday life, activism, and social progress of the era.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 38, August 24, 1929
Date Created:
1929-08-24
Time Period:
1920s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to a wide range of events within African American communities across several U.S. states, including Iowa and Illinois, Mississippi, Louisiana, and others. It highlights local news, church activities, funerals, social gatherings, organizational conventions such as the Odd Fellows, Shriners, and business leagues, along with civil rights issues, including accounts of discrimination, mob violence, legal disputes, and political advocacy by groups like the NAACP. The document also includes human interest stories, such as wrongly imprisoned individuals, community celebrations, educational achievements, and cultural programs like pageants and dramatic performances. Advertisements, classifieds and annoucements are interspersed throughout, giving the publication the feel of a bustling community newspaper preserving everyday life, activism, and social progress of the era.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Constitutions--U.S. states Iowa Mississippi Louisiana African American churches Funeral service Civil rights Discrimination Boundary disputes African American women political activists Imprisonment Education Cultural relations Advertising
Contributor (Person):
Morris, James B.
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:
bystander19290824
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n29pf3v
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 38, August 24, 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/w9n29pf3v
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No Copyright - United States
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