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Contents include but are not limited to major civil rights conerns, including the U.S. Army's exoneration of four Black Gls previously sentenced in Korea and the delayed second trial of the "Trenton Six" where NAACP attorneys worked to expose suppressed police evidence. It highlights national discrimination cases such as Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois' indictment for failing to register as a "foreign agent" due to peace activism as well as local advances in fair employment practices in Minneapolis and ongoing housing inequality in Detroit. The paper also covers Des Moines community news: high school graduates, church activities, club meetings, obituraies, and personal notes on local servicemen in Korea. Additional features include editorials on civil rights and race relations, public health guidance on pneumonia, fashion tips, ads, and updates from Black colleges and civic organizations, creating a blend of national struggles and local African American community life in mid-century Iowa.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 35, February 15, 1951
Date Created:
1951-02-15
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to major civil rights conerns, including the U.S. Army's exoneration of four Black Gls previously sentenced in Korea and the delayed second trial of the "Trenton Six" where NAACP attorneys worked to expose suppressed police evidence. It highlights national discrimination cases such as Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois' indictment for failing to register as a "foreign agent" due to peace activism as well as local advances in fair employment practices in Minneapolis and ongoing housing inequality in Detroit. The paper also covers Des Moines community news: high school graduates, church activities, club meetings, obituraies, and personal notes on local servicemen in Korea. Additional features include editorials on civil rights and race relations, public health guidance on pneumonia, fashion tips, ads, and updates from Black colleges and civic organizations, creating a blend of national struggles and local African American community life in mid-century Iowa.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Civil rights Trials Discrimination Foreign news Iowa--Des Moines African American churches Clubs Obituaries Koreans Race relations Health Pneumonia Fashion Advertising
Subject (Person):
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Subject (Organization):
United States. Army
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:
bystander19510215
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gb1xq9d
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 35, February 15, 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/w9gb1xq9d
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