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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper featuring extensive converage of Black community life, civil rights issues and national events. It reports on political developments such as Alderman Louis Anderson's bid to challenge Congressman Oscar De Priest, the only Black member of Congress at the time, and highlights community achievements like James A. Jonhson becoming the first Black Iowan since 1917 to pass the state emblaming exam on his first attempt. The paper detailes social events, church programs, obituaries, and local club activities, along with national news on discrimination in the military, appeals to maintain historic Black regiments, debates about integrating university dormitories, and updates on the Scottsboro case. It also includes human interest stories, advertisements household advice columns, and serialized articles on topics like dog training and an expose on conditions in Liberia, reflecting both everyday life and the broader fight for equality within Blak America in the early 20th century.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 15, September 25, 1931
Date Created:
1931-09-25
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper featuring extensive converage of Black community life, civil rights issues and national events. It reports on political developments such as Alderman Louis Anderson's bid to challenge Congressman Oscar De Priest, the only Black member of Congress at the time, and highlights community achievements like James A. Jonhson becoming the first Black Iowan since 1917 to pass the state emblaming exam on his first attempt. The paper detailes social events, church programs, obituaries, and local club activities, along with national news on discrimination in the military, appeals to maintain historic Black regiments, debates about integrating university dormitories, and updates on the Scottsboro case. It also includes human interest stories, advertisements household advice columns, and serialized articles on topics like dog training and an expose on conditions in Liberia, reflecting both everyday life and the broader fight for equality within Blak America in the early 20th century.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Civil rights African American churches Clubs Discrimination Military Advertising Liberia
Subject (Person):
De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951 Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
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:
bystander19310925
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9w37m377
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 15, September 25, 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/w9w37m377
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