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Contents include but are not limited to a historic African american newspaper from Des Moines. It covers major national and local stories, including the newly ratified 22nd Amemdment, Jackie Robinson's plans for a low-cost housing project and NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall's investigation in Korea, where he found widespread racial discrimination and disproportionately harsh court-martial sentences against Black soldiers. The paper also reports on army segregation practices, community events in Des Moines churches, social club activities, obituaries, local crim reports, and national civil rights issues. Sports news, advertisements, and personal announcements round out the publication, reflecting Black life, challenges, and achievements in mid-century Iowa.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 56, number 37, March 1, 1951
Date Created:
1951-03-01
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to a historic African american newspaper from Des Moines. It covers major national and local stories, including the newly ratified 22nd Amemdment, Jackie Robinson's plans for a low-cost housing project and NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall's investigation in Korea, where he found widespread racial discrimination and disproportionately harsh court-martial sentences against Black soldiers. The paper also reports on army segregation practices, community events in Des Moines churches, social club activities, obituaries, local crim reports, and national civil rights issues. Sports news, advertisements, and personal announcements round out the publication, reflecting Black life, challenges, and achievements in mid-century Iowa.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American newspapers Iowa--Des Moines Foreign news Investigations Discrimination Courts-martial and courts of inquiry African American churches Clubs Obituaries Crime Civil rights Sports Advertising
Subject (Person):
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993
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:
bystander19510301
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96t0h41x
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 37, March 1, 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/w96t0h41x
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