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Contents include but are not limited to major national and local events affecting African Americans, including civil rights struggles such as the Scottsboro case, the shooting of Willie Peterson in Alabama, and advocacy efforts by the NAACP. The paper highlights community achievements like the Spingarn Medal award to Tuskegee's Robert R. Moton, local business developments, church and social activities, and cultural events such as Langston Hughes visit. It also covers political news related to Des Moines upcoming city elections, featuring candidate platforms and calls for increased voter participation, as well as sports updates like the Harlem Globetrotters victories. Overall, the issue blends civil rights concerns, community life, and political engagement during a challenging period of the Great Depression.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 38, number 38, March 11, 1932
Date Created:
1932-03-11
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to major national and local events affecting African Americans, including civil rights struggles such as the Scottsboro case, the shooting of Willie Peterson in Alabama, and advocacy efforts by the NAACP. The paper highlights community achievements like the Spingarn Medal award to Tuskegee's Robert R. Moton, local business developments, church and social activities, and cultural events such as Langston Hughes visit. It also covers political news related to Des Moines upcoming city elections, featuring candidate platforms and calls for increased voter participation, as well as sports updates like the Harlem Globetrotters victories. Overall, the issue blends civil rights concerns, community life, and political engagement during a challenging period of the Great Depression.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Civil rights Alabama Spingarn Medal African American business enterprises African American churches Cultural relations African American political activists Iowa--Des Moines
Subject (Person):
Moton, Robert Russa, 1867-1940 Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
Subject (Organization):
Tuskegee Institute
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:
bystander19320311
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91r6n78b
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 38, March 11, 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/w91r6n78b
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