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Contents include but are not limited to Afircan American communities in Iowa and nationwide, including attorney Charles P. Howard's voluntary surrender of his law license amid financial misconduct allegations, NAACP activities and significant reductions in sentences for 21 Black soldiers court-martialed in Korea, and South Bend, Indiana's recognition for interracial progress. The paper features extensive local coverage church programs, club meetings, community events, illnesses, and social announcements along with crime reports, legal notices, and human-interest sotires such as a women surviving extreme hypothermia and local involvement in Brotherhood week. Advertisements, business promotions, and classifieds reflect the daily economic and social life of mid-century Black Iowans.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 36, February 22, 1951
Date Created:
1951-02-22
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to Afircan American communities in Iowa and nationwide, including attorney Charles P. Howard's voluntary surrender of his law license amid financial misconduct allegations, NAACP activities and significant reductions in sentences for 21 Black soldiers court-martialed in Korea, and South Bend, Indiana's recognition for interracial progress. The paper features extensive local coverage church programs, club meetings, community events, illnesses, and social announcements along with crime reports, legal notices, and human-interest sotires such as a women surviving extreme hypothermia and local involvement in Brotherhood week. Advertisements, business promotions, and classifieds reflect the daily economic and social life of mid-century Black Iowans.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Soldiers Courts-martial and courts of inquiry Koreans African American churches Crime Advertising African Americans--Social life and customs
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:
bystander19510222
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9bk16x5n
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"Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 36, February 22, 1951", Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines, Iowa), Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9bk16x5n
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