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Contents include but are not limited to major civic, political, and community events of the time most prominenetly the Midwest Regional Conference of the NAACP hosted in Des Moines, featuring national leaders discussing civil rights, labor issues, discrimination, and strategies for equality in education, housing, and employment. The paper also reports on local elections, community health intiatives such as National Negro Health Week, church activities, social club news, obituaries, and advertisements from Black-owned businesses. Sports updates, cultural events, and national civil rights commentary are woven throughout, reflecting both the challenges and progress of African Americans in the Midwest during the mid-20th century.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 55, number 41, March 30, 1950
Date Created:
1950-03-30
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to major civic, political, and community events of the time most prominenetly the Midwest Regional Conference of the NAACP hosted in Des Moines, featuring national leaders discussing civil rights, labor issues, discrimination, and strategies for equality in education, housing, and employment. The paper also reports on local elections, community health intiatives such as National Negro Health Week, church activities, social club news, obituaries, and advertisements from Black-owned businesses. Sports updates, cultural events, and national civil rights commentary are woven throughout, reflecting both the challenges and progress of African Americans in the Midwest during the mid-20th century.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers African American political activists Community activists Middle West Civil rights Labor Discrimination Education Housing Local elections Health African American churches Clubs 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:
bystander19500330
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hd7p12f
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 41, March 30, 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/w9hd7p12f
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