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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper published in Des Moines. This issue covers local and national Black news, including a tragic drowning of teenager at Center Street Dam, a serious car-train collision injuring serveral local women, and updates on the NAACP's 22nd Annual Conference, where speakers like Clarence Darrow and Walter White address racial injustice, lynching, and civil rights. It also rerports on community events such as church programs, club meetings, social gatherings, graduactions, and travel notes from local families. National stories include political developments, lawsuits involving the National Benefit Life Insurance Company, achievements by Black performers, orators, and students, the Scottsboro case, as well as international travel of Gold Star mothers visiting war graves. Advertisements for local Black owned businesses and beauty products are also prominent, reflecting the newspaper's role as a vital community hub.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 5, July 17, 1931
Date Created:
1931-07-17
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper published in Des Moines. This issue covers local and national Black news, including a tragic drowning of teenager at Center Street Dam, a serious car-train collision injuring serveral local women, and updates on the NAACP's 22nd Annual Conference, where speakers like Clarence Darrow and Walter White address racial injustice, lynching, and civil rights. It also rerports on community events such as church programs, club meetings, social gatherings, graduactions, and travel notes from local families. National stories include political developments, lawsuits involving the National Benefit Life Insurance Company, achievements by Black performers, orators, and students, the Scottsboro case, as well as international travel of Gold Star mothers visiting war graves. Advertisements for local Black owned businesses and beauty products are also prominent, reflecting the newspaper's role as a vital community hub.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa--Des Moines Black newspapers Dams Lynching Civil rights African American churches Clubs Insurance African American orators Advertising
Subject (Person):
Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938 White, Walter, 1893-1955
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:
bystander19310717
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9x34n060
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 38, number 5, July 17, 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/w9x34n060
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