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Fighter in velvet gloves : Alaska civil rights hero Elizabeth Peratrovich /

'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 Alaska and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boochever, Annie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, [2019].
Subjects:
Peratrovich, Elizabeth, > 1911-1958.
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Biography.
Indians of North America > Civil rights.
Civil rights workers > Alaska > Biography.
Women > Biography.
Alaska > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.