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Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper, reporting extensively on national and local news relevant to Black communities. Major front-page stories include protests against the appointment of former Florida governor Millard F. Caldwell as Director of Civilian Defense due to his openy segregationist record and prior support for white only primaries, alongside commentary from NAACP representatives warning that his leadership could institutionalize discrimination in civil efense planning. The newspaper also covers community events such as obituaries, church activities, social club meetings, local crime nd court cases, a reported racial assault in North Carolina, and cultural features on prominent figures like Dr. W.E.B. Du Bios, who was rumored to be remarrying. Additional sections highlight youth programs, women's groups, military integration developments in Minnesota, and a range of advertisements and classifieds serving the mid-century Black community in Des Moines.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 32, January 25, 1951
Date Created:
1951-01-25
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to African American newspaper, reporting extensively on national and local news relevant to Black communities. Major front-page stories include protests against the appointment of former Florida governor Millard F. Caldwell as Director of Civilian Defense due to his openy segregationist record and prior support for white only primaries, alongside commentary from NAACP representatives warning that his leadership could institutionalize discrimination in civil efense planning. The newspaper also covers community events such as obituaries, church activities, social club meetings, local crime nd court cases, a reported racial assault in North Carolina, and cultural features on prominent figures like Dr. W.E.B. Du Bios, who was rumored to be remarrying. Additional sections highlight youth programs, women's groups, military integration developments in Minnesota, and a range of advertisements and classifieds serving the mid-century Black community in Des Moines.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Foreign news Protest movements Florida Leadership Discrimination Civil defense Obituaries African American churches Clubs Crime North Carolina Cultural relations Advertising Iowa--Des Moines
Subject (Person):
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
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:
bystander19510125
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9vh5cr7x
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 32, January 25, 1951", 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/w9vh5cr7x
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