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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper, reporting on community events, political developments, and national racial news from the early 1930s. It covers preparations for the A.M.E. Church conference in Des Moines, controversies surrounding the National Benefit Life Insurance Company, employment and civil rights efforts such as chicago houewives securing milk delivery jobs for Black workers, and major national issues like the Scottsboro case and the U.S. War Department's reduction of Black military units. The paper also includes extensive local society news visits, weddings, club meetings, church updates and features on cultural accomplishments, such as an award winning Iowa State Fair exhibit highlighting African American progress. Additionally, it reprints George Schuyler's investigative reporting on slavery and forced labor in Liberia, refelcting the newspaper' engagement with global Black issues.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 12, September 04, 1931
Date Created:
1931-09-04
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper, reporting on community events, political developments, and national racial news from the early 1930s. It covers preparations for the A.M.E. Church conference in Des Moines, controversies surrounding the National Benefit Life Insurance Company, employment and civil rights efforts such as chicago houewives securing milk delivery jobs for Black workers, and major national issues like the Scottsboro case and the U.S. War Department's reduction of Black military units. The paper also includes extensive local society news visits, weddings, club meetings, church updates and features on cultural accomplishments, such as an award winning Iowa State Fair exhibit highlighting African American progress. Additionally, it reprints George Schuyler's investigative reporting on slavery and forced labor in Liberia, refelcting the newspaper' engagement with global Black issues.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Political development Racial justice African American churches Iowa--Des Moines Insurance Civil rights Illinois--Chicago Military Weddings Clubs Liberia
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:
bystander19310904
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94m91j6n
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 12, September 04, 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/w94m91j6n
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