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Contents include but are not limited to African American communities in Iowa and across the nation, including a student's confession to settings fires at Tuskegee Institute, several local crime cases and court decisions in Des Moines, and national outrage over recent lynchings prompting ministers to send resolutions to President Roosevelt. The paper highlights community activities such as church programs, holiday event,s social club gatherings and obituaries of prominent local citizens, while also covering broader issues like racial prejudice, relief work, educational advancements, and civil rights organizing. Sports updates, entertainment news, and advertisements round out this historical snapshot of Black life during the Great Depression.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 28, December 22, 1933
Date Created:
1933-12-22
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American communities in Iowa and across the nation, including a student's confession to settings fires at Tuskegee Institute, several local crime cases and court decisions in Des Moines, and national outrage over recent lynchings prompting ministers to send resolutions to President Roosevelt. The paper highlights community activities such as church programs, holiday event,s social club gatherings and obituaries of prominent local citizens, while also covering broader issues like racial prejudice, relief work, educational advancements, and civil rights organizing. Sports updates, entertainment news, and advertisements round out this historical snapshot of Black life during the Great Depression.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa Iowa--Des Moines Lynching African American churches Clubs Obituaries Citizenship Racial justice Civil rights Advertising
Subject (Person):
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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:
bystander19331222
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9nz80z1x
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 28, December 22, 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/w9nz80z1x
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