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Contents include but are not limited to national and local African American news, highlighting civil rights struggles, community events, and notable personalities. Major stories include the denial of a new trial for the Scottsboro Boys, reactions to racially offensive newspaper headlines, and the death of Matilda Dunbar, mother of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. The paper covers community protests, legal battles within Black churches, cultural events such as concerts and plays, and achievements in sports and entertainment including Jesse Owens record jump and Bill Bojangles Robinson's re-election as Harlem's Mayor. Additional sections feature social announcements business notes, local club activities, accident reports, political commentary, and ads, collectively reflecting the challenges, activism, and daily life of Black communities in 1934.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 37, March 02, 1934
Date Created:
1934-03-02
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to national and local African American news, highlighting civil rights struggles, community events, and notable personalities. Major stories include the denial of a new trial for the Scottsboro Boys, reactions to racially offensive newspaper headlines, and the death of Matilda Dunbar, mother of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. The paper covers community protests, legal battles within Black churches, cultural events such as concerts and plays, and achievements in sports and entertainment including Jesse Owens record jump and Bill Bojangles Robinson's re-election as Harlem's Mayor. Additional sections feature social announcements business notes, local club activities, accident reports, political commentary, and ads, collectively reflecting the challenges, activism, and daily life of Black communities in 1934.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Civil rights African American churches Sports Olympics--Records Clubs Accidents African American political activists Advertising
Subject (Person):
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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:
bystander19340302
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cj87t6t
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 37, March 02, 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/w9cj87t6t
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