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Contents include but are not limited to Black-owned newspaper in Des Moines, Iowa, covering national, regional, and local African American news. Major highlights include extensive coverage of the 25th Drake Relays, emphasizing the outstanding performances of Black athletes such as Ralph Metcalfe and Jimmy Luvalle, who set records and drew national attention, as well as reporting on civil rights and politics, including debates over the DePriest anti-lynching resolution and discrimination in public facilities like congressional restaurants. The issue also features community news profiles of religious and civic leaders, NAACP activities, labor and protest movements, coverage of prominent deaths, and advertisements for local Black businesses, services, and products, together portraying the social political, athletic, and cultural life of African Americans in Iowa and beyond during the Great Depression.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 46, May 04, 1934
Date Created:
1934-05-04
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to Black-owned newspaper in Des Moines, Iowa, covering national, regional, and local African American news. Major highlights include extensive coverage of the 25th Drake Relays, emphasizing the outstanding performances of Black athletes such as Ralph Metcalfe and Jimmy Luvalle, who set records and drew national attention, as well as reporting on civil rights and politics, including debates over the DePriest anti-lynching resolution and discrimination in public facilities like congressional restaurants. The issue also features community news profiles of religious and civic leaders, NAACP activities, labor and protest movements, coverage of prominent deaths, and advertisements for local Black businesses, services, and products, together portraying the social political, athletic, and cultural life of African Americans in Iowa and beyond during the Great Depression.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa--Des Moines Athletes Civil rights African American political activists Anti-lynching movements Discrimination Restaurants African American churches Clubs Labor Advertising
Subject (Person):
Metcalfe, Ralph H. De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951
Subject (Organization):
Drake 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:
bystander19340504
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9bk16x64
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 46, May 04, 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/w9bk16x64
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