Fighter in Velvet Gloves : Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich /

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"'No Natives or Dogs Allowed' blared the storefront sign at the young Tlingit Indian girl. The sting of those words would stay with Elizabeth Peratrovich all her life. Years later, a seasoned fighter for equality, she would deliver her own eloquent message. One that helped change Alas...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Boochever, Annie (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, [2019]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Peratrovich, Elizabeth, > 1911-1958.
Tlingit Indians.
Indians of North America > Civil rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Biography.
Alaska.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro; Contents; Introduction; Prologue by Roy Peratrovich Jr.; 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

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