Black Alaskans have a history in the state that stretches back more than a century. That history is the topic of a new book, “Black Lives in Alaska.' Author Ian Hartman spoke about the book in a recent interview. Take a listen:
‘Black Lives in Alaska’ highlights more than 150 years of African American history in the Last Frontier“Black Lives in Alaska: A History of African Americans in the Far Northwest” is written by Ian Hartman and David Reamer.
Despite their small population, Black Alaskans have a history in the state that stretches back more than a century.“Black Lives in Alaska: A History of African Americans in the Far NorthwestAuthor and historian Hartman says while most of early Alaska history focuses on territorial days and the Klondike Gold Rush, Black people have lived and worked in the region long before.You’re not really talking about Alaska really coming under U.S. control until the 1860s and 70s.
Black soldiers were segregated and marginalized in the lead-up to World War II, but they proved their mettle with their work on the Alaska Highway. In recent years, one of the more storied pieces of Black Alaskan history has to do with the . But your book highlights a lot of other contributions around that same time period, including during the Aleutian Islands campaign. Can you talk a little bit about those soldiers in Attu and Adak?Yeah. So as you pointed out, oftentimes, we think about the Alaska-Canadian Highway having somewhat of a sizable Black troop presence to build that. But there is this other component, which would have been the Aleutian campaign.
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