Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Annie Boochever, Roy Jr. PeratrovichAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2019-02-16Pages:80
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Alaska PressISBN-13:9781602233706ISBN-10:1602233705UPC:9781602233706Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & PlacesBook Topic:Social Activists, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, United StatesSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCV0YKF8E9
Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich
"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...
In 1945, Peratrovich stood before the Alaska Territorial...
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Alaska PressISBN-13:9781602233706ISBN-10:1602233705UPC:9781602233706Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & PlacesBook Topic:Social Activists, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, United StatesSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCV0YKF8E9
Annie Boochever grew up in Juneau, where she became a teacher and playwright. She is the cofounder of the Alaska Children's Theater. Boochever is also the author of Bristol Bay Summer. She lives in Bellingham, Washington. Roy Peratrovich Jr. is a Tlingit from southeastern Alaska, where his parents were well-known Alaska Native civil rights leaders.
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
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