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Contents include but are not limited to civil rights concerns of the era, including widespread efforts to halt lynching, reports on federal and state anti-lynching bills, and activism from students, women's organizations, and the NAACP advocating for federal intervention and justice reform. The paper also covers local community news from Des Moines church appointments, club activities, YWCA elections, funeral notices, and civic events while reporting national stories such as employment discrimination, uneven New Deal labor practices, and legal battles involving Black citizens. It includes sections on cultural events, sports updates, social gatherings, and commentary promoting unity, education, and economic improvement for African Americans.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 32, January 19, 1934
Date Created:
1934-01-19
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to civil rights concerns of the era, including widespread efforts to halt lynching, reports on federal and state anti-lynching bills, and activism from students, women's organizations, and the NAACP advocating for federal intervention and justice reform. The paper also covers local community news from Des Moines church appointments, club activities, YWCA elections, funeral notices, and civic events while reporting national stories such as employment discrimination, uneven New Deal labor practices, and legal battles involving Black citizens. It includes sections on cultural events, sports updates, social gatherings, and commentary promoting unity, education, and economic improvement for African Americans.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Civil rights Lynching Anti-lynching movements Iowa--Des Moines African American churches Clubs Elections Funeral service Civic leaders Discrimination Labor Citizenship Education Economic development
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:
bystander19340119
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9513v39c
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 32, January 19, 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/w9513v39c
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