| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 270 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Calvin E. Williams -- Introduction : Black history in unlikely places -- Black exploration, labor, and travel in the icy Northwest -- Black in the Gold Rush era -- The World War era and a New Alaska -- Discrimination, opportunity, and community in postwar Alaska -- Civil rights under the northern lights -- Black Alaska during the oil boom -- Criminal justice, law enforcement, and race in urban Alaska -- Resentment, resilience, and cultural rejuvenation at century's end -- Conclusion: The black past meets contemporary Alaska |
| Summary |
"The history of African-descended peoples in Alaska runs deep and spans generations. Decades before statehood and earlier even than the Klondike gold rush of the 1890s, Black men and women participated in Alaska's politics and culture. They hunted for whales, patrolled the seas, built roads, served in the military, opened businesses, fought injustices, won political office, and developed community. Black Lives in America's Far Northwest presents their stories and chronicles how Alaska's Black population, though small, has had an outsized impact on the culture and civic life of the region. Centering the agency and diversity of Black Alaskans in a unique political and economic environment, this project documents the history of Black achievement, struggles, and everyday life in Alaska from 1867 to the early 21st century"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 02, 2023) |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Alaska -- History
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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African Americans
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Race relations
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| SUBJECT |
Alaska -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003150
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Alaska -- Race relations
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| Subject |
Alaska
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Reamer, David, author.
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Williams, Calvin E., writer of foreword
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| LC no. |
2022015083 |
| ISBN |
9780295750941 |
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0295750944 |
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