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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper, published in Des Moines. The front page centers on a tragic Dubuque shooting in which Thomas "Sleepy" Hart confessed to killing his former partner Mary Allen and seriously wounding her husband only hours after their wedding, followed by details of Hart's arrest and murder charge. Alongside this major news story, the paper reports on civil rights related legislative debates affecting Black newspapers, community events, church activities, social clubs, sports and national Black advocacy efforts such as calls for government aid to Black workers and sharecroppers. The issue also includes editorials, health education linked to National Negro Health Week, local social news, advertisements, and offical legal notices, reflecting both the hardships and the civic, cultural, and social life of Iowa's Black community in 1939.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 45, number 35, March 30, 1939
Date Created:
1939-03-30
Time Period:
1930s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper, published in Des Moines. The front page centers on a tragic Dubuque shooting in which Thomas "Sleepy" Hart confessed to killing his former partner Mary Allen and seriously wounding her husband only hours after their wedding, followed by details of Hart's arrest and murder charge. Alongside this major news story, the paper reports on civil rights related legislative debates affecting Black newspapers, community events, church activities, social clubs, sports and national Black advocacy efforts such as calls for government aid to Black workers and sharecroppers. The issue also includes editorials, health education linked to National Negro Health Week, local social news, advertisements, and offical legal notices, reflecting both the hardships and the civic, cultural, and social life of Iowa's Black community in 1939.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa--Des Moines Arrest Murder Civil rights African American churches Clubs Sports Exhibitions Boxing Editorials National Negro Health Week 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:
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:
bystander19390330
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9pz51v2n
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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 45, number 35, March 30, 1939", 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/w9pz51v2n
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