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The history of slavery in Alaska differs from that of the other states that comprise the United States since Alaska became part of the United States after slavery was abolished in 1865. Nonetheless, slavery was practiced in Alaska by some groups of Alaska Natives , by the Russian colonists and fur traders.
African-American people in Alaska politics (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "African-American history of Alaska" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Lerman noted that out of 183 murderers convicted in Alaska between 1935 and 1958, 138 of them were white, two were black, 10 were indigenous Alaskans, 22 were of other Native American heritage, 7 were Filipino, and 1 was uncategorized; nevertheless, the only two black people, Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore, were executed, while one Native ...
Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States in percentage of the population. The United States census enumerated Whites and Blacks since 1790, Asians and Native Americans since 1860 (though all Native Americans in the U.S. were not enumerated until 1890), "some other race" since 1950, and "two or more races" since 2000. [2]
Obama became the first Black president in American history after winning the 2008 election race against John McCain. While in office, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize, worked to limit climate change ...
This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Alaska. All of them have been published in Anchorage, the state's largest city. The first African American newspaper in the Territory of Alaska (1912-1959) was The Alaska Spotlight, which began publication in 1952 when Alaska was not yet a state. [1]
In 2005, the population of Alaska was 663,661, which is an increase of 5,906, or 0.9%, from the prior year and an increase of 36,730, or 5.9%, since the year 2000. [2] This includes a natural increase since the last census of 36,590 people (53,132 births minus 16,542 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 1,181 people into the state.
In middle school, my history teacher told the class that if we really wanted to insult Black people, we should call them “Uncle Toms.” In high school, one student came dressed as a klansman ...