1. Home
  2. Items
  3. Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 10, August 18, 1933
COMPLEX

Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 10, August 18, 1933 Item Info

Contents include but are not limited to racial injustice across the United States, highlighting the lynching of three Black youths in Alabama, discriminatorylabor practices under the NRA code that deprived Black workers of fair wages, and the firing of Black employess to replace them with white workers. It also describes natinal organizing efforts including the formation of councils for Negro workers and protests against racist portrayals in media while covering cultural events such as parades, beauty contests, and sports achievements within Black communities. The issues blends urgent civil rights concerns with community news, church activities, club meetings and social announcements, painting a vivid picture of both racial struggle and everyday life for African Americans in 1933.
Select to view full item
View on Timeline
Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 10, August 18, 1933
Date Created:
1933-08-18
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to racial injustice across the United States, highlighting the lynching of three Black youths in Alabama, discriminatorylabor practices under the NRA code that deprived Black workers of fair wages, and the firing of Black employess to replace them with white workers. It also describes natinal organizing efforts including the formation of councils for Negro workers and protests against racist portrayals in media while covering cultural events such as parades, beauty contests, and sports achievements within Black communities. The issues blends urgent civil rights concerns with community news, church activities, club meetings and social announcements, painting a vivid picture of both racial struggle and everyday life for African Americans in 1933.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Racial justice Lynching Alabama Discrimination Labor Wages African American churches Clubs African American newspapers
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:
bystander19330818
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w90g3h605
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/
Source
Suggested Citation:
"Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 10, August 18, 1933", 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/w90g3h605
Rights
Rights:
In Copyright
Standardized Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
« Previous Back to Browse Next »