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Contents include but are not limited to Black life in Iowa and across the U.S. blending local community news with national racial justice issues. It includes holiday message, social updates, club meetings, church activites, and reports of students traveling home, alongside somber coverage of tragedies such as fatal fires, illnesses, and funerals. The paper highlights severe racial violence including lynchings in Maryland and threats against the Southern Wonders Quartet in Texas as well as investigations by officals. It also reports political developments such as debates over segregated schooling, discrimination in Texas primary laws headed to the U.S. Supreme Court and civic activity within Black communitites, including ministerial responses and NAACP involvement. The issue closes with extensive year-in-review coverage, obituaries, ads, and notices, portraying both the hardships and resilience of Black Americans during the Great Depression.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 28, December 25, 1931
Date Created:
1931-12-25
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to Black life in Iowa and across the U.S. blending local community news with national racial justice issues. It includes holiday message, social updates, club meetings, church activites, and reports of students traveling home, alongside somber coverage of tragedies such as fatal fires, illnesses, and funerals. The paper highlights severe racial violence including lynchings in Maryland and threats against the Southern Wonders Quartet in Texas as well as investigations by officals. It also reports political developments such as debates over segregated schooling, discrimination in Texas primary laws headed to the U.S. Supreme Court and civic activity within Black communitites, including ministerial responses and NAACP involvement. The issue closes with extensive year-in-review coverage, obituaries, ads, and notices, portraying both the hardships and resilience of Black Americans during the Great Depression.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Racial justice Clubs African American churches African American students Fires Funeral service Lynching Investigations Political development Debates and debating Segregation in higher education Discrimination Obituaries
Subject (Organization):
United States. Supreme Court
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:
bystander19311225
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9fx74582
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 28, December 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/w9fx74582
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