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Contents include but are not limited to historic African American newspaper covering major civil rights events and community news. It reports on national legal battles against segregation including supreme court cases involving Heman Sweatt and G.W. McLaurin along with Attorney General J. Howard McGrath's call to strike down "separate but equal". It also highlights the tragic death of Dr. Charles Drew, poineer of blood plasma, and discusses NAACP regional conferences focused on fair employment, education equality, and anti-discrimination activism across the Midwest. The paper includes community updates such as church events, Easter programs, social gatherings, school achievements, and local club activities, reflecting both national civil rights struggles and the everyday life of Black Iowans in 1950.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 55, number 42, April 6, 1950
Date Created:
1950-04-06
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to historic African American newspaper covering major civil rights events and community news. It reports on national legal battles against segregation including supreme court cases involving Heman Sweatt and G.W. McLaurin along with Attorney General J. Howard McGrath's call to strike down "separate but equal". It also highlights the tragic death of Dr. Charles Drew, poineer of blood plasma, and discusses NAACP regional conferences focused on fair employment, education equality, and anti-discrimination activism across the Midwest. The paper includes community updates such as church events, Easter programs, social gatherings, school achievements, and local club activities, reflecting both national civil rights struggles and the everyday life of Black Iowans in 1950.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Civil rights Community activists Education Equality Middle West African American churches Easter Clubs
Subject (Organization):
Iowa. Supreme Court Iowa. Attorney-General's Office
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:
bystander19500406
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cn6z676
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 42, April 6, 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/w9cn6z676
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