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Contents include but are not limited to news focused on African American communitites in Iowa and across the United States. It reports on legal injustices including death sentences for three Black men in Mississippi contrasted with lenient punishment for a white offender and higlights local civil rights actions such as the Des Moines NAACP's involvement in a murder case and community protests against discrimnatory theater treatement. Political events feature prominenetly, including womens's GOP gatherings and criticism of judical appointments tied to racial bias. The paper also documents church activities, social club events, obituaries, and national stories such as lynching codemnations, labor disputes, and an investigations into the assassination of Atlanta newspaper publisher W.A. Scott Human interest pieces ranging from travel writing on biblical sites to community celebrations, sports updates, and public health notices round out the issue, reflecting the social, political, and cultural life of Black America during the era.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 36, February 23, 1934
Date Created:
1934-02-23
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to news focused on African American communitites in Iowa and across the United States. It reports on legal injustices including death sentences for three Black men in Mississippi contrasted with lenient punishment for a white offender and higlights local civil rights actions such as the Des Moines NAACP's involvement in a murder case and community protests against discrimnatory theater treatement. Political events feature prominenetly, including womens's GOP gatherings and criticism of judical appointments tied to racial bias. The paper also documents church activities, social club events, obituaries, and national stories such as lynching codemnations, labor disputes, and an investigations into the assassination of Atlanta newspaper publisher W.A. Scott Human interest pieces ranging from travel writing on biblical sites to community celebrations, sports updates, and public health notices round out the issue, reflecting the social, political, and cultural life of Black America during the era.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Mississippi Capital punishment Civil rights Iowa--Des Moines Murder African American political activists African American women Judges--Selection and appointment African American churches Obituaries Clubs Labor Lynching Sports
Subject (Organization):
Atlanta University
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:
bystander19340223
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9h98zn06
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 36, February 23, 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/w9h98zn06
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