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Contents include but are not limited to a African American newspaper covering community news, civil rights issues, national events, and local activities. Major sotires include Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois denouncing the U.S. Justic Department's demand that the Peace Information Center register as a foreign agent, emphasizing the intimidation of peace advocates during the Cold War. The paper also highlights the 50th anniversary of the National Negro Business League, efforts to promote Black economic empowerment, and the achievements of Afircan American professionals and organizations. Local Iowa coverage includes church events, community club meetings, social gatherings, births, deaths, and military updates. Advertisements from Black-owned businesses and classifieds fill the later pages, providing a snapshot of mid-20th-century African American life in Des Moines and surrounding areas.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 11, August 31, 1950
Date Created:
1950-08-31
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to a African American newspaper covering community news, civil rights issues, national events, and local activities. Major sotires include Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois denouncing the U.S. Justic Department's demand that the Peace Information Center register as a foreign agent, emphasizing the intimidation of peace advocates during the Cold War. The paper also highlights the 50th anniversary of the National Negro Business League, efforts to promote Black economic empowerment, and the achievements of Afircan American professionals and organizations. Local Iowa coverage includes church events, community club meetings, social gatherings, births, deaths, and military updates. Advertisements from Black-owned businesses and classifieds fill the later pages, providing a snapshot of mid-20th-century African American life in Des Moines and surrounding areas.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Civil rights Local elections Social justice Anniversaries Economic history Iowa Clubs Birth announcements Death Advertising African American business enterprises Iowa--Des Moines
Subject (Person):
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
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:
bystander19500831
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9xg9fj9t
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 11, August 31, 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/w9xg9fj9t
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