Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich
Annie Boochever, with Roy Peratrovich, Jr
Elizabeth Peratrovich was a young Alaska Native Tlingit when she encountered a storefront sign excluding Native people and dogs, words that stayed with her throughout her life. In 1945, this Tlingit activist gave an impassioned speech credited with helping advance the United States’ first antidiscrimination law. The volume contains photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and a bibliography about this history.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
