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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper from Des Moines, presenting a wide range of news focused on Black communitites across Iowa and the nation. It reports on the Northwestern Annual Conference of the A.M.E. Church, community events such as picnics, club meetings, and church programs, and national issues including protests against the racist film Birth of a Nation political developments like congressional candidacies, and civil rights concerns raised by the NAACP about the dismanting of Black military units. The paper also includes social notes, obituaries, editorials urging activism, updates on local crime reports, and serialized stories such as George S. Schuyler's expose on forced labor in Liberia. Advertisements and community navigating the challenges of the era.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 13, September 11, 1931
Date Created:
1931-09-11
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper from Des Moines, presenting a wide range of news focused on Black communitites across Iowa and the nation. It reports on the Northwestern Annual Conference of the A.M.E. Church, community events such as picnics, club meetings, and church programs, and national issues including protests against the racist film Birth of a Nation political developments like congressional candidacies, and civil rights concerns raised by the NAACP about the dismanting of Black military units. The paper also includes social notes, obituaries, editorials urging activism, updates on local crime reports, and serialized stories such as George S. Schuyler's expose on forced labor in Liberia. Advertisements and community navigating the challenges of the era.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa--Des Moines African American churches Clubs African American political activists Civil rights Military Obituaries Crime Labor Liberia Advertising
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:
bystander19310911
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w90v89r11
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 13, September 11, 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/w90v89r11
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