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Contents include but are not limited to a wide array of news items, community updates, and social annoucements focused on African American life in the early 20th century. It reports on political events, such as the jailing of a Liberian editor and efforts to bar Congressman Oscar DePriest from speaking alongside national civil rights issues addressed by the NAACP, including the Scottsboro case and protests over Confederate memorials. It also includes local Iowa community news, church updates, club meetings, obituaries, youth programs, and social gatherings. Sports results, particularly semi-pro football, appear alongside editorials on prohibition, racial dynamics, public health, and dog-training advice. Advertisements for Black owned businesses and services round out the publication, painting a rich protrait of everyday Blac community life during the period.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 18, October 16, 1931
Date Created:
1931-10-16
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to a wide array of news items, community updates, and social annoucements focused on African American life in the early 20th century. It reports on political events, such as the jailing of a Liberian editor and efforts to bar Congressman Oscar DePriest from speaking alongside national civil rights issues addressed by the NAACP, including the Scottsboro case and protests over Confederate memorials. It also includes local Iowa community news, church updates, club meetings, obituaries, youth programs, and social gatherings. Sports results, particularly semi-pro football, appear alongside editorials on prohibition, racial dynamics, public health, and dog-training advice. Advertisements for Black owned businesses and services round out the publication, painting a rich protrait of everyday Blac community life during the period.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers African American political activists Liberia Civil rights Iowa African American churches Clubs Obituaries Sports Racial justice Advertising Painting
Subject (Person):
De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951
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:
bystander19311016
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mp4vw28
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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Suggested Citation:
"Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 18, October 16, 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/w9mp4vw28
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