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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper that reports on political, social and community events affecting Black Americans. Major stories include Senator Costigan's push for a federal anti-lynching bill and national mobilization against mob violence; updates on the Scottsboro trails and other cases of racial injustice; local Des Moines news such as police suspensions, church programs, community meetings, sports highlights, and cultural events; and numerous human interest pieces including obituaries, charity activities, school happenings, and accounts of discrimination such as an ambulance refusing service to a Black accident victim. Advertisements for local businesses, social clubs, and beauty products also fill the pages, reflecting the economic and cultural life of the Black community during the era.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 26, December 08, 1933
Date Created:
1933-12-08
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper that reports on political, social and community events affecting Black Americans. Major stories include Senator Costigan's push for a federal anti-lynching bill and national mobilization against mob violence; updates on the Scottsboro trails and other cases of racial injustice; local Des Moines news such as police suspensions, church programs, community meetings, sports highlights, and cultural events; and numerous human interest pieces including obituaries, charity activities, school happenings, and accounts of discrimination such as an ambulance refusing service to a Black accident victim. Advertisements for local businesses, social clubs, and beauty products also fill the pages, reflecting the economic and cultural life of the Black community during the era.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers African American political activists Anti-lynching movements Racial justice Iowa--Des Moines African American police African American churches Meetings Sports Obituaries Discrimination Advertising Clubs Beauty, Personal Accidents Cultural relations
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:
bystander19331208
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9xg9fk0x
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 40, number 26, December 08, 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/w9xg9fk0x
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