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Contents include but are not limited to racial violence and civil rights issues, most prominently the killing of Black miners durign an Alabama coal strike, ongoing lynching threats, and discriminatory labor practices, while highlighting the NAACP's national and local activities, including a major membership drive and advocacy for the Costigan Wagner anti-lynching bill. Alongside national news, the paper covers Des Moines and Iowa community life church services, club meetings social events, local politics, court cases, and business advertisements showing both the hardships faced by Black americans during the Depression and the resilience, organization, and civic engagement of Black communities in Iowa.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 40, number 48, May 18, 1934
Date Created:
1934-05-18
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to racial violence and civil rights issues, most prominently the killing of Black miners durign an Alabama coal strike, ongoing lynching threats, and discriminatory labor practices, while highlighting the NAACP's national and local activities, including a major membership drive and advocacy for the Costigan Wagner anti-lynching bill. Alongside national news, the paper covers Des Moines and Iowa community life church services, club meetings social events, local politics, court cases, and business advertisements showing both the hardships faced by Black americans during the Depression and the resilience, organization, and civic engagement of Black communities in Iowa.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Racial justice Civil rights Alabama Lynching Discrimination Labor Anti-lynching movements Iowa--Des Moines African American churches Clubs African American political activists Advertising
Subject (Organization):
United States. Supreme Court
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:
bystander19340518
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9319s97x
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 48, May 18, 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/w9319s97x
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