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Contents include but are not limited to a wide range of national and local new focused on civil rights, the orean Wr, discrimination in employment and the military, Urban League initiatives, NAACP legal actions, and community affairs. Key stories include investigations into racial bias in defense-industry hiring, appeals for fair employment practices, updates on Black soldiers in Korea, and activism by organizations such as the NAACP and the Urban League. Locally, the paper reports on church events, social gatherings, illnesses, club activities, and advertising from Black-owned businesses. The issue also includes editorials urging equal opportunity, updates on school and community programs, and numerous announcements reflecting the daily life and challenges of African American communities in Iowa and across the Midwest during the early 1950s.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 25, December 7, 1950
Date Created:
1950-12-07
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to a wide range of national and local new focused on civil rights, the orean Wr, discrimination in employment and the military, Urban League initiatives, NAACP legal actions, and community affairs. Key stories include investigations into racial bias in defense-industry hiring, appeals for fair employment practices, updates on Black soldiers in Korea, and activism by organizations such as the NAACP and the Urban League. Locally, the paper reports on church events, social gatherings, illnesses, club activities, and advertising from Black-owned businesses. The issue also includes editorials urging equal opportunity, updates on school and community programs, and numerous announcements reflecting the daily life and challenges of African American communities in Iowa and across the Midwest during the early 1950s.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Foreign news Civil rights Korean War (1950-1953) Discrimination Military Investigations African American churches Clubs Advertising Middle West
Subject (Organization):
National Urban League
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:
bystander19501207
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n01020g
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 25, December 7, 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/w9n01020g
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