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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper based in Des Moines. It reports on community news, church activities, graduations, social events, civic meetings, and national civil rights issues. Major topics include NAACP membership drives, speeches by proinent ministers and civil rights leaders, legal updates on discrimination cases such as the Scottsboro trails, and accomphlishments of local students and athletes. The paper also highlights social gatherings, club meetings, obituaries, business advertisements and church programs across Iowa's Black communities. Alongside local updates, it covers national converns like segregation, racial violence, military service, and political activism. Overall, the issue captures the vibrant cultural, religious educational, and political life of Black Iowans during the early 20th century.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 37, number 51, June 05, 1931
Date Created:
1931-06-05
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper based in Des Moines. It reports on community news, church activities, graduations, social events, civic meetings, and national civil rights issues. Major topics include NAACP membership drives, speeches by proinent ministers and civil rights leaders, legal updates on discrimination cases such as the Scottsboro trails, and accomphlishments of local students and athletes. The paper also highlights social gatherings, club meetings, obituaries, business advertisements and church programs across Iowa's Black communities. Alongside local updates, it covers national converns like segregation, racial violence, military service, and political activism. Overall, the issue captures the vibrant cultural, religious educational, and political life of Black Iowans during the early 20th century.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa--Des Moines African American churches High school graduates Civil rights Discrimination Athletes Clubs Obituaries Advertising Military Segregation Education
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:
8 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:
bystander19310605
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9f47h25w
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 51, June 05, 1931", 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/w9f47h25w
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