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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper containing a wide range of community news, national updates and social commentary. It includes humorous "new flashes," local Des Moines announcements, church and club activities, youth camp reports, obituaries, and coverage of social events and visitors. National and international stories highlight figures such as Gandhi, Haile Selassie, and aviator Herbert "Black Eagle" Julian, along with reporting on discrimination, civil rights struggles, police violence, and the Scottsboro case. The paper also advertises local businesses, upcoming conventions, entetainment events, and personal notices, offering a vivid snapshot of Black life, culture, and activism during the early 1930s.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 8, August 07, 1931
Date Created:
1931-08-07
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper containing a wide range of community news, national updates and social commentary. It includes humorous "new flashes," local Des Moines announcements, church and club activities, youth camp reports, obituaries, and coverage of social events and visitors. National and international stories highlight figures such as Gandhi, Haile Selassie, and aviator Herbert "Black Eagle" Julian, along with reporting on discrimination, civil rights struggles, police violence, and the Scottsboro case. The paper also advertises local businesses, upcoming conventions, entetainment events, and personal notices, offering a vivid snapshot of Black life, culture, and activism during the early 1930s.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa--Des Moines African American churches Clubs Obituaries Foreign news Discrimination Civil rights Advertising African American entertainers
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:
bystander19310807
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hx15z84
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 8, August 07, 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/w9hx15z84
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