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Contents include but are not limited to covering political speeches, community events, civil rights concerns, church activities, and local social news within Iowa's Black communitites, Major highlights include Congressman Oscar De Priest's address urging African American voters to unite politically for fair treatment, protests against War Department discrimination toward Black troops, and updates on legal cases including local murder trails. The paper reports on community celebrations, lodge meetings, business developments, women's club activities, and church services across Iowa cities such as Des Moines, Waterloo, Albia, Centerville, Fort Dodge, and Manly. It also includes health advice, education updates, housing notices, classified ads, and social announcements like weddings, club meetingsand visitors in town. Overall, the issue reflects the political activism, social life, and daily challenges of Black Iowans in 1931.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 16, October 02, 1931
Date Created:
1931-10-02
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to covering political speeches, community events, civil rights concerns, church activities, and local social news within Iowa's Black communitites, Major highlights include Congressman Oscar De Priest's address urging African American voters to unite politically for fair treatment, protests against War Department discrimination toward Black troops, and updates on legal cases including local murder trails. The paper reports on community celebrations, lodge meetings, business developments, women's club activities, and church services across Iowa cities such as Des Moines, Waterloo, Albia, Centerville, Fort Dodge, and Manly. It also includes health advice, education updates, housing notices, classified ads, and social announcements like weddings, club meetingsand visitors in town. Overall, the issue reflects the political activism, social life, and daily challenges of Black Iowans in 1931.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American political activists Civil rights African American churches Iowa--Des Moines Murder Health Weddings Clubs
Subject (Person):
De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951
Subject (Organization):
United States. Congress United States. War Department
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:
bystander19311002
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rf5kp6d
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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 16, October 02, 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/w9rf5kp6d
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