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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper featuring news on civil rights, community events, and national issues affecting Black Americans in the mid-20th century. The front page highlights economic changes in the South especially a textile mill in Alabama employing an almost entirely Blakc workforce alongside local Des Moines news such as a bond vote for a veterans memorial building, upcoming cultural programs, and NAACP activities. The issue also reports on racial tension and political controversies, including the forced exile of Seretse Khama, discrimination cases, and a Mississippi trial involving the murder of Black children. Social updates, church notes, community club meetings, advertisements, and personal announcements fill the remaining pages, capturing both the struggles and daily life of Afircan Americans during that era.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 55, number 40, March 23, 1950
Date Created:
1950-03-23
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper featuring news on civil rights, community events, and national issues affecting Black Americans in the mid-20th century. The front page highlights economic changes in the South especially a textile mill in Alabama employing an almost entirely Blakc workforce alongside local Des Moines news such as a bond vote for a veterans memorial building, upcoming cultural programs, and NAACP activities. The issue also reports on racial tension and political controversies, including the forced exile of Seretse Khama, discrimination cases, and a Mississippi trial involving the murder of Black children. Social updates, church notes, community club meetings, advertisements, and personal announcements fill the remaining pages, capturing both the struggles and daily life of Afircan Americans during that era.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Civil rights Community activists Economic development African American political activists Discrimination Cultural relations Mississippi African American churches 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:
bystander19500323
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n58ct65
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 55, number 40, March 23, 1950", 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/w9n58ct65
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