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Fighter in velvet gloves : Alaska civil rights hero Elizabeth Peratrovich / Annie Boochever with Roy Peratrovich Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boochever, Annie, author.
- Peratrovich, Roy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peratrovich, Elizabeth, 1911-1958.
- Peratrovich, Elizabeth.
- Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Biography.
- Tlingit Indians.
- Indians of North America--Civil rights.
- Indians of North America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (121 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- “No Natives or Dogs Allowed,” blared the storefront sign at Elizabeth Peratrovich, then a young Alaska Native Tlingit. The sting of those words would stay with her all her life. Years later, after becoming a seasoned fighter for equality, she would deliver her own powerful message: one that helped change Alaska and the nation forever. In 1945, Peratrovich stood before the Alaska Territorial Legislative Session and gave a powerful speech about her childhood and her experiences being treated as a second-class citizen. Her heartfelt testimony led to the passing of the landmark Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, America’s first civil rights legislation. Today, Alaska celebrates Elizabeth Peratrovich Day every February 16, and she will be honored on the gold one-dollar coin in 2020. Annie Boochever worked with Elizabeth’s eldest son, Roy Peratrovich Jr., to bring Elizabeth’s story to life in the first book written for young teens on this remarkable Alaska Native woman.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Map
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Elizabeth Peratrovich's Parents
- Growing up the Alaska Native Way
- School Days
- Citizenship, a Terrible Sign, and Kayhi
- Marriage and Klawock
- The Capital City
- Separate Schools
- The Native Vote
- Meeting with the Governor
- The Orphanage
- Laying the Groundwork by Airplane
- Grand Presidents
- The Big Day
- Carefully Chosen Words
- What Happened Next
- A Quiet Ending
- Epilogue
- Afterword
- Timeline
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781602233713
- 1602233713
- OCLC:
- 1493246702
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