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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper reporting major civil-rights milestones most notably U.S. Supreme Court rulings striking down segregation in railroad dining cars and ordering desegregation at universities in Oklahoma and Texas alongside local activism such as Des Moines picketing against discriminatory hiring. It also includes community news, church events, social gatherings, club activities, tragic accident reports, youth programs, sports updates, and advertisements, giving a detailed snapshot of Black life and civil-rights progress in the Midwest during that period.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 55, number 51, June 8, 1950
Date Created:
1950-06-08
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper reporting major civil-rights milestones most notably U.S. Supreme Court rulings striking down segregation in railroad dining cars and ordering desegregation at universities in Oklahoma and Texas alongside local activism such as Des Moines picketing against discriminatory hiring. It also includes community news, church events, social gatherings, club activities, tragic accident reports, youth programs, sports updates, and advertisements, giving a detailed snapshot of Black life and civil-rights progress in the Midwest during that period.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Civil rights Railroads Iowa--Des Moines Discrimination Community activists African American churches Clubs Accidents Annual reports College sports
Subject (Organization):
Iowa. Supreme Court
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:
bystander19500608
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gf0n418
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 51, June 8, 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/w9gf0n418
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