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Contents include but are not limited to civil rights concerns, community news, and cultural events within Black communitites across Iowa and the nation, including reports of discriminatory "color line" practices in Big Ten athletics specifically the barring of Michigan freshman Franklin Let from the baskeball team and the introduction of federal anti-lynching bill aimed at penalizing negligent state officials. The paper features coverage of Paul Robeson's film The Emperor Jones premiering at the Strand Theatre, alongside local political races, community church anniversaries, social club activities, obituaries, crime reports, and educational programs promoting interracial dialogue in Des Moines schools. It also documents responses from the NAACP regarding racial discrimination, updates on the Scottsboro case appeals, and notices from civic groups such as the Y.M.C.A, churches, and women's organizations, illustrating a vibrant but challenged African American civic life during the Depression era.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 31, January 12, 1934
Date Created:
1934-01-12
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to civil rights concerns, community news, and cultural events within Black communitites across Iowa and the nation, including reports of discriminatory "color line" practices in Big Ten athletics specifically the barring of Michigan freshman Franklin Let from the baskeball team and the introduction of federal anti-lynching bill aimed at penalizing negligent state officials. The paper features coverage of Paul Robeson's film The Emperor Jones premiering at the Strand Theatre, alongside local political races, community church anniversaries, social club activities, obituaries, crime reports, and educational programs promoting interracial dialogue in Des Moines schools. It also documents responses from the NAACP regarding racial discrimination, updates on the Scottsboro case appeals, and notices from civic groups such as the Y.M.C.A, churches, and women's organizations, illustrating a vibrant but challenged African American civic life during the Depression era.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Civil rights Cultural relations Iowa Discrimination Athletes Basketball Anti-lynching movements Negligence African American political activists African American churches Anniversaries Clubs Obituaries Crime Iowa--Des Moines Fraternal organizations
Subject (Person):
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
Subject (Organization):
University of Michigan
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:
bystander19340112
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w98s4jx3d
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"Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 31, January 12, 1934", 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/w98s4jx3d
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