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A fighter in velvet gloves. New biography about Elizabeth Peratrovich, a Tlingit activist, who…

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A fighter in velvet gloves. New biography about Elizabeth Peratrovich, a Tlingit activist, who worked relentlessly throughout her life to counter the legally entrenched anti-Native racism that plagued Alaska (via the Anchorage Daily News).

New book for young adults describes life of iconic Alaska civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich
New book for young adults describes life of iconic Alaska civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich

Many Alaskans, especially younger ones, don’t know about the conditions inflicted on Alaska Natives in the first half of the 20th century. It’s a knowledge gap that makes this book an important contribution.

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