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Researchers uncover Black history at this Des Moines cemetery
Zoom in: Local historian Mike Rowley, who co-authored a book about the cemetery last year, highlighted some of the people ...
Revitalizing the center of Des Moines' Black hub
Center Street in Des Moines was once home to a thriving African American community with Black-owned pharmacies, hotels, grocery stores, clubs and more. “It was a good place to live,” said Richard ...
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Fort Des Moines Museum at Iowa's African American Festival
Board President Matthew Harvey joins WHO 13's Teodora Mitov on Today in Iowa Saturday previewing the 27th annual Iowa's ...
Iowa Public Radio17d
New historical marker will honor the first large-scale training of Black military officers
Black men enlist for the Fort Des Moines' Officer Training Camp. Historian Don North said he’s got love for three things: history, the military and horses. He could pursue them all as a ...
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Black WWI soldiers to be honored in central Iowa
A historical marker will be placed at Fort Des Moines this summer to honor the 1,000 thousand black soldiers who trained there to become officers during World War One. Researcher Keith King says ...
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Revitalizing the center of Des Moines' Black hub
INTERSTATE OPENED IN DES MOINES IN 1961, BUT BEFORE THOUSANDS OF CARS DROVE THROUGH HERE EVERY DAY, THIS LAND WAS THE CENTER OF IOWA’S BLACK COMMUNITY. IT ALL STARTED HERE IN FORT DES MOINES.