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Contents include but are not limited to news and community events affecting African Americans in Iowa and around the U.S. It reports public outrage over comedian Will Rogers repeatedly using a racial slur on national radio, ongoing civil rights battles such as the University of Michigan being pressured to allow Black athlete Franklin Lett on the freshman basketball team, and a discrimination incident in Washington D.C. where Congressman Oscar DePriest's secretary was refused service in a House dining room. the paper also features extensive coverage of local church programs, club activities, school events, obituaries, sports updates, and cultural notes, including the funeral of prominent musician Richard Oliver, announcements of social gatherings, and graudation achievements of Black students in Des Moines schools. It serves as a detailed snapshot of Black civic life, struggles, accomplishments, and community news during the period.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 33, January 26, 1934
Date Created:
1934-01-26
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to news and community events affecting African Americans in Iowa and around the U.S. It reports public outrage over comedian Will Rogers repeatedly using a racial slur on national radio, ongoing civil rights battles such as the University of Michigan being pressured to allow Black athlete Franklin Lett on the freshman basketball team, and a discrimination incident in Washington D.C. where Congressman Oscar DePriest's secretary was refused service in a House dining room. the paper also features extensive coverage of local church programs, club activities, school events, obituaries, sports updates, and cultural notes, including the funeral of prominent musician Richard Oliver, announcements of social gatherings, and graudation achievements of Black students in Des Moines schools. It serves as a detailed snapshot of Black civic life, struggles, accomplishments, and community news during the period.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Iowa African American comedians Civil rights Radio broadcasting Basketball Discrimination African American churches Clubs Obituaries Sports Cultural relations African American musicians Iowa--Des Moines
Subject (Person):
De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951
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:
bystander19340126
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9183495m
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 33, January 26, 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/w9183495m
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