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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper reports on key national and local events affecting Black Communitites. Major headlines focus on the NAACP's efforts to investigae the controversial courts-martial of 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers in Korea, including General MacArthur's refusal to allow NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall into Japan. The paper covers civil rights issues such as employment discrimination, local advocacy for fair-employment ordinances, and national plans to honor Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche. It also highlights Christmas programs, charity events for children, club meetings, church activities, and sports updates like Golden Gloves boxing. Advertisements for Black-owned businesses and local services fill the remaining pages, reflecting the social and economic fabric of mid-century African American life in Iowa.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 28, December 28, 1950
Date Created:
1950-12-28
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper reports on key national and local events affecting Black Communitites. Major headlines focus on the NAACP's efforts to investigae the controversial courts-martial of 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers in Korea, including General MacArthur's refusal to allow NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall into Japan. The paper covers civil rights issues such as employment discrimination, local advocacy for fair-employment ordinances, and national plans to honor Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche. It also highlights Christmas programs, charity events for children, club meetings, church activities, and sports updates like Golden Gloves boxing. Advertisements for Black-owned businesses and local services fill the remaining pages, reflecting the social and economic fabric of mid-century African American life in Iowa.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Foreign news Investigations Civil rights Discrimination African Americans--Employment Nobel Prizes Iowa--Des Moines Christmas Clubs African American churches Advertising
Subject (Person):
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
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:
bystander19501228
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cj87t5b
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 28, December 28, 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/w9cj87t5b
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