1. Home
  2. Items
  3. Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 7, August 3, 1950
COMPLEX

Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 7, August 3, 1950 Item Info

Contents include but are not limited to major national and local news affecting African americans, including the NAACP'S demand for an investigation into racial discrimination against Black U.S. troops stationed in Japan and concerns that Jim Crow practices by American forces were damaging the Korean War effort. The paper also reports tragedies such as the deaths of five men in a Michigan "hobo Jungle," civil rights violations in Minneapolis where a tavern owner refused service to a Black patron, and the sentencing of fifteen people in Washington, D.C. for seeking service at a segregated cafeteria. Local Iowa stories include community events, church activities, obituaries, social gatherings, and features on natable individuals such as actress Jacqueline Hoover and athlete Jackie Robinson, whose biographical film was being promoted. Throughout the issue, the newspaper highlights ongoing struggles for equlity, legal battles against discrimination, and everday life within the Black community across Des Monies and the Midwest.
Select to view full item
View on Timeline
Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 7, August 3, 1950
Date Created:
1950-08-03
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to major national and local news affecting African americans, including the NAACP'S demand for an investigation into racial discrimination against Black U.S. troops stationed in Japan and concerns that Jim Crow practices by American forces were damaging the Korean War effort. The paper also reports tragedies such as the deaths of five men in a Michigan "hobo Jungle," civil rights violations in Minneapolis where a tavern owner refused service to a Black patron, and the sentencing of fifteen people in Washington, D.C. for seeking service at a segregated cafeteria. Local Iowa stories include community events, church activities, obituaries, social gatherings, and features on natable individuals such as actress Jacqueline Hoover and athlete Jackie Robinson, whose biographical film was being promoted. Throughout the issue, the newspaper highlights ongoing struggles for equlity, legal battles against discrimination, and everday life within the Black community across Des Monies and the Midwest.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Foreign news Investigations Discrimination Korean War (1950-1953) Civil rights African American churches Obituaries Biography Iowa--Des Moines
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:
bystander19500803
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9ff3m72h
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/
Source
Suggested Citation:
"Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 7, August 3, 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/w9ff3m72h
Rights
Rights:
In Copyright
Standardized Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
« Previous Back to Browse Next »