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Titre: Fighter in Velvet Gloves
Condition: Neuf
Sous titres: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich
EAN: 9781602233706
ISBN: 9781602233706
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Format: Poche
Date de publication: 2019-04-15
Description: "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.
Sujet: Anglais
Pays/Région de fabrication: US
Item Height: 229
Item Length: 152.00
Item Width: 10.00
Auteur: Annie Boochever, Roy Peratrovich Jr
Genre: Law & Politics
Sujet: Society & Culture, Social Sciences, History
Année de publication: 2019

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