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Contents include but are not limited to political, social and community issues affecting African Americans during the Jim Crow era, with major emphasis on racial discrimination, civil rights struggles, and local Black community life in Iowa and beyond. Prominent coverage includes of racial exclusion such as the Mills Brothers being denied hotel accommodations in London debates over the federal Costigan Wagner anti-lynching bill, legal and housing challenges tied to segregation, and advocacy by orgnaizations like the NAACP. Alongside national news, the paper higligths local elections church activities, school integration victories, athletic achievements, cultural events, weddings, obituaries, and business advertisements, presenting a vivid business advertisements, presenting a vivid portrait of resilience, activism, and everyday life within Black communitites confronting systemic inequality during the Great Depression.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 47, May 11, 1934
Date Created:
1934-05-11
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to political, social and community issues affecting African Americans during the Jim Crow era, with major emphasis on racial discrimination, civil rights struggles, and local Black community life in Iowa and beyond. Prominent coverage includes of racial exclusion such as the Mills Brothers being denied hotel accommodations in London debates over the federal Costigan Wagner anti-lynching bill, legal and housing challenges tied to segregation, and advocacy by orgnaizations like the NAACP. Alongside national news, the paper higligths local elections church activities, school integration victories, athletic achievements, cultural events, weddings, obituaries, and business advertisements, presenting a vivid business advertisements, presenting a vivid portrait of resilience, activism, and everyday life within Black communitites confronting systemic inequality during the Great Depression.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American political activists Discrimination Racial justice Civil rights Foreign news Segregation Anti-lynching movements Elections African American churches Athletes Cultural relations Weddings Obituaries Advertising
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:
bystander19340511
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96t0h42d
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 47, May 11, 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/w96t0h42d
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