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Contents include but are not limited to reports on major national and local civil rights developments, focusing heavily on the defeat of the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) bill in the U.S. Senate, where Iowa senators Hickenlooper and Gillette supported cloture but the motion fell 12 votes short due to Southern oppostion. The paper also highlights community achievements including Miss Jackie Perkins winning the state Elks Oratorical Contest, Marva Louis's marriage to Dr. Albert Spaulding, and Dr. Ralph Bunche's election to the NAACP Board. Locally, the edition covers Des Moines events such as youth programs, church gatherings, upcoming music performance like the Soul Stirrers, and civic activities from the NAACP and women's associations. It also features political ads, personal news, and social announcements, painting a vivid picture of African-American life, advocacay, and culture in Iowa during 1950
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 55, number 49 May 25, 1950
Date Created:
1950-05-25
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to reports on major national and local civil rights developments, focusing heavily on the defeat of the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) bill in the U.S. Senate, where Iowa senators Hickenlooper and Gillette supported cloture but the motion fell 12 votes short due to Southern oppostion. The paper also highlights community achievements including Miss Jackie Perkins winning the state Elks Oratorical Contest, Marva Louis's marriage to Dr. Albert Spaulding, and Dr. Ralph Bunche's election to the NAACP Board. Locally, the edition covers Des Moines events such as youth programs, church gatherings, upcoming music performance like the Soul Stirrers, and civic activities from the NAACP and women's associations. It also features political ads, personal news, and social announcements, painting a vivid picture of African-American life, advocacay, and culture in Iowa during 1950
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Civil rights Elections Community activists Contests Marriage African American churches Music African American women African American political activists Advertising Cultural relations
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:
bystander19500525
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9m61bx6g
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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 55, number 49 May 25, 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/w9m61bx6g
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