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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]
The 1870 Census in Alaska was conducted by U.S. Army personnel under the command of Major General Henry W. Halleck.This count showed 82,400 people. But because of duplication of tribes listed under different names, the inclusion of a tribe that did not exist, and exaggerated estimates, the number was not considered reliable.
From 1787 to 1868, enslaved African Americans were counted in the U.S. census under the Three-fifths Compromise.The compromise was an agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the counting of slaves in determining a state's total population.
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.
American Indian and Alaska Native alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Some other race Two or more races White and Black White and Asian White and American Indian and Alaska Native Black and American Indian and Alaska Native Two or more races (Other) 2010: 309,349,689: 229,397,472 (74.15%) 196,929,412 (63.66%) 38,874,625 (12.57%)
African-American history of Alaska (1 C, 4 P) This page was last edited on 12 January 2024, at 00:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 60.2% of the population was non-Hispanic white, 3.7% black or African American, 15.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 6.5% Asian, 1.4% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.5% two or more races, and 7.3% Hispanic or Latin American of any race.
The Alaska Highway Veterans is a group of roughly 4,000 segregated African American soldiers in the United States Army Corps of Engineers who helped build the Alaska Highway in 1942. The highway's successful construction is seen by many as an important factor in the 1948 decision to desegregate the military. [1] [2]