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Contents include but are not limited to wide range of community, social and organizatonal news focused on African American life in Iowa and surrounding areas. It reports on major Masonic events in Cedar Rapids including elections, ceremoines, and lodge activites alongside local crimes stories, political updates, church programs, social club gatherings, sports result, youth activities, and personal annoucement such as visitors, community events and obituaries. The paper also highlights national civil rights concerns like the Scottsboro case, racial tensions, and anti-lynching efforts, while featuring advertisements and notices from Black-owned businesses and community leaders.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 6, July 24, 1931
Date Created:
1931-07-24
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to wide range of community, social and organizatonal news focused on African American life in Iowa and surrounding areas. It reports on major Masonic events in Cedar Rapids including elections, ceremoines, and lodge activites alongside local crimes stories, political updates, church programs, social club gatherings, sports result, youth activities, and personal annoucement such as visitors, community events and obituaries. The paper also highlights national civil rights concerns like the Scottsboro case, racial tensions, and anti-lynching efforts, while featuring advertisements and notices from Black-owned businesses and community leaders.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Elections Commencement ceremonies African American political activists Crime African American churches Clubs Obituaries Civil rights Racial justice Anti-lynching movements Advertising
Subject (Organization):
Knights Templar (Masonic order)
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:
bystander19310724
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9sb3x63b
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 6, July 24, 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/w9sb3x63b
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