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Contents include but are not limited to a historic African American newspaper from Des Moines, Iowa. It covers a wide range of community news, including political advocacy by the NAACP urging citizens nationwide to pressure senators to support cloture on the FEPC (Fair Employment Practices Committee) bill to end discrimination in employment. It highlights local high-school graduates, community events, church programs, social club activities, and personal announcements such as weddings, visitors, illnesses, and achievements. The paper also reports on civil rights issues, local activism against segregation in housing and education, updates from national Black organizations, and profiles of individuals contributing to social progress. Advertisements from Black-owned businesses and local services also appear throughout, reflecting the economic life of the community.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 1, June 22, 1950
Date Created:
1950-06-22
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to a historic African American newspaper from Des Moines, Iowa. It covers a wide range of community news, including political advocacy by the NAACP urging citizens nationwide to pressure senators to support cloture on the FEPC (Fair Employment Practices Committee) bill to end discrimination in employment. It highlights local high-school graduates, community events, church programs, social club activities, and personal announcements such as weddings, visitors, illnesses, and achievements. The paper also reports on civil rights issues, local activism against segregation in housing and education, updates from national Black organizations, and profiles of individuals contributing to social progress. Advertisements from Black-owned businesses and local services also appear throughout, reflecting the economic life of the community.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa--Des Moines African American political activists Citizenship African American churches Clubs Weddings Health Civil rights African Americans--Housing Advertising African American business enterprises Economic history
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:
bystander19500622
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96w96h55
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 56, number 1, June 22, 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/w96w96h55
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