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Iowa’s Bystander newspaper (going by various titles throughout the years) was established in Des Moines, Iowa in 1894. The weekly newspaper served as the voice of Iowa’s African American community and covered a variety of local, national, and occasionally international matters. Topics focused on the Black community and was founded with this intent. The newspaper went by various titles throughout the years including: Iowa State Bystander, Iowa Bystander, The Bystander, and The New Iowa Bystander.
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Title:
Iowa bystander. volume 62, number 37, February 21, 1957
Date Created:
1957-02-21
Time Period:
1950s
Description:
Iowa’s Bystander newspaper (going by various titles throughout the years) was established in Des Moines, Iowa in 1894. The weekly newspaper served as the voice of Iowa’s African American community and covered a variety of local, national, and occasionally international matters. Topics focused on the Black community and was founded with this intent. The newspaper went by various titles throughout the years including: Iowa State Bystander, Iowa Bystander, The Bystander, and The New Iowa Bystander.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African Americans--Segregation Civil rights Obituaries Track and field athletes Basketball Baseball African American history Bombings African Americans--Hospitals Drowning African American lawyers Southern States African American musicians Inventors, Black African Americans--Religion Vigilantes
Subject (Person):
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981 Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Subject (Organization):
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People United States. Congress. Senate Drake University
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:
bystander19570221
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9m03z65q
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 62, number 37, February 21, 1957", 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/w9m03z65q
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