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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper filled with local and national news focused on Black communities across Iowa and the U.S. It reports church updates, community events, conferences, and social gatherings, alongside accounts of racial violence, legal injustices, and political developments affecting African Americans. The pages document appointments of pastors and teachers, activities of civic groups like the NAACP, musical recitals, obituaries, accidents, and social club notices. National stories include worngful arrests, discriminatory court rulings, interracial conflicts, and advocacy for civil rights, while local columns cover city-by-city news from places such as Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Muscatine, Albia, Ottumwa, and Washington. Overall, the publication blends community uplift with reporting on racial challenges in 1920s America.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 41, September 14, 1929
Date Created:
1929-09-14
Time Period:
1920s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper filled with local and national news focused on Black communities across Iowa and the U.S. It reports church updates, community events, conferences, and social gatherings, alongside accounts of racial violence, legal injustices, and political developments affecting African Americans. The pages document appointments of pastors and teachers, activities of civic groups like the NAACP, musical recitals, obituaries, accidents, and social club notices. National stories include worngful arrests, discriminatory court rulings, interracial conflicts, and advocacy for civil rights, while local columns cover city-by-city news from places such as Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Muscatine, Albia, Ottumwa, and Washington. Overall, the publication blends community uplift with reporting on racial challenges in 1920s America.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa African American churches Racial justice Labor injunctions African American political activists Judges--Selection and appointment Obituaries Accidents Clubs Discrimination Civil rights Iowa--Des Moines Iowa--Albia Iowa--Ottumwa Washington (D.C.)
Subject (Person):
Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks, 1842-1918
Subject (Organization):
Iowa. Supreme Court
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:
bystander19290914
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97w67d5d
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 41, September 14, 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/w97w67d5d
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No Copyright - United States
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