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Contents include but are not limited to extensively on racial violence, legal proceedings, and community affairs affecting African Americans across the United States. The front page highlights multiple executions of Black prisoners in Alabama's electric chair, the ongoing Scottsboro related tensions, and the NAACP push for federal anti-lynching legisltion. Local and national political developments are covered, including Iowa Republicans activities and Oscar Powell's run for public safety commissioner in Des Moines. Several articles memorilize W. A. Scott founder of the Atlanta Daily World, with tributes describing his poineering achievements in Black Journalism. The paper also features community news from Iowa cities, church announcements club events, obituaries, and social activities, along with commentary, poetry, and serialized historical reflections on the Holy Land. Advertisements for local businesses and services round out the issue, giving a window into African american life, advocacy, culture, and struggle during the early 1930s
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 36, February 16, 1934
Date Created:
1934-02-16
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to extensively on racial violence, legal proceedings, and community affairs affecting African Americans across the United States. The front page highlights multiple executions of Black prisoners in Alabama's electric chair, the ongoing Scottsboro related tensions, and the NAACP push for federal anti-lynching legisltion. Local and national political developments are covered, including Iowa Republicans activities and Oscar Powell's run for public safety commissioner in Des Moines. Several articles memorilize W. A. Scott founder of the Atlanta Daily World, with tributes describing his poineering achievements in Black Journalism. The paper also features community news from Iowa cities, church announcements club events, obituaries, and social activities, along with commentary, poetry, and serialized historical reflections on the Holy Land. Advertisements for local businesses and services round out the issue, giving a window into African american life, advocacy, culture, and struggle during the early 1930s
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Racial justice Alabama Electric railroads Anti-lynching movements African American political activists Iowa--Des Moines Georgia--Atlanta Journalists Iowa Cities and towns--Social life and customs African American churches Clubs Poetry Historical fiction Advertising Cultural relations
Subject (Person):
De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951
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:
6 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:
bystander19340216
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n29pf4b
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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 36, February 16, 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/w9n29pf4b
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