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First Female Black Mayor Brings Mother's Touch to Iowa Politics
'My attitude is: You either accept me the way I am or you don't' By Ann Scott Tyson Staf writer of The Chrsitian Science Monitor...
Vince Jetter Community Center
Jan 27, 20233 min read
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Iowa’s African American Heritage: Prairie Roots Research - Alice Hoyt Veen, Certified Genealogist
As we explore Iowa’s ethnic roots, it’s a good time to reflect on the richness of Iowa’s African American heritage. African Americans...
Vince Jetter Community Center
Jan 27, 20237 min read
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HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES: Underground Railroad talk kicks off Sawmill series
The Sawmill Museum on Feb. 17 kicked off our Silos & Smokestacks series with a talk on the Underground Railroad. The series continues...
Vince Jetter Community Center
Jan 27, 20236 min read
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'Iowa Bystander' gives glimpse of Clinton's Black history
Every year I set out to write a Black History Month article and usually finish it in March. With the weather, I think I finally made the...
Vince Jetter Community Center
Jan 27, 20235 min read
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