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Black lives in Alaska : a history of African Americans in the far Northwest / Ian C. Hartman and David Reamer ; foreword by Calvin E. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hartman, Ian C., author.
- Reamer, David, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Black history in the last frontier.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Alaska--History.
- African Americans.
- Alaska--History.
- Alaska.
- Alaska--Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 270 pages) : illustrations, map
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2022]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 02, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hartman, Ian C. Black lives in Alaska
- ISBN:
- 9780295750941
- 0295750944
- Publisher Number:
- 40031566729
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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