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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 47, May 02, 1957
Date Created:
1957-05-02
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 Civil rights Washington (D.C.) Track and field athletes Murder Gunshot wounds Southern States Discrimination in employment Civil rights demonstrations Teachers--Employment Constitutional law Obituaries Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Subject (Person):
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981 Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Subject (Organization):
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Drake University YMCA of the USA
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:
bystander19570502
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w99k46296
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 47, May 02, 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/w99k46296
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