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Contents include but are not limited to political, social, and community developments affecting African Americans in Iowa and across the United States. It highlights political battles such as the controversial ousting of Edwin Jourdain in Evanston, national racial tensions including discrimination against Black workers at the Hoover Dam and opposition to a federal proposal to relocate unemployed Black citizens back to the South. The paper also features coverage of cultural achievements, including performance by Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson, and J. Rosamond Johnson, and documents Dr. George Washington Carver's celebrated return to Iowa, where he delivered lectures and demonstrations of his scientific work. Alongside these national stories, the issue contians extensive local church news, community events, civil rights advocacy, club activities, and editorials reflecting on race relations and historical commemoration.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 34, February 12, 1932
Date Created:
1932-02-12
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to political, social, and community developments affecting African Americans in Iowa and across the United States. It highlights political battles such as the controversial ousting of Edwin Jourdain in Evanston, national racial tensions including discrimination against Black workers at the Hoover Dam and opposition to a federal proposal to relocate unemployed Black citizens back to the South. The paper also features coverage of cultural achievements, including performance by Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson, and J. Rosamond Johnson, and documents Dr. George Washington Carver's celebrated return to Iowa, where he delivered lectures and demonstrations of his scientific work. Alongside these national stories, the issue contians extensive local church news, community events, civil rights advocacy, club activities, and editorials reflecting on race relations and historical commemoration.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Political development African American newspapers Racial justice Discrimination United States--Hoover Dam Lectures and lecturing African American churches Civil rights Clubs Race relations
Subject (Person):
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943
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:
bystander19320212
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9jq0t32r
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"Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 34, February 12, 1932", 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/w9jq0t32r
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