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...failed (only passed by two votes). Would we be here now?swearing in a black President on a day memorializing a Civil Rights Leader?President Lincoln's courage and success was rooted not just in his adamant pursuit of a goal. Perhaps even...
...historically not held on Sundays, organizers pushed the public events to Monday, the same day the nation marked the late civil rights leader King's birthday.Following his address, Obama headed into the Capitol for a lunch with lawmakers and to sign...
...fortunate convergence. I am sad to say that I did not know about Elizabeth Peratrovich and her legacy as a courageous civil rights leader until moving to Juneau in 2010. I am grateful now to have learned something about her life and work. Born in 1911...
...play also features Peter Simpson, one of the original ANB members; Roy and Elizabeth Peratovich, well-known civil rights leaders; and Charlie Jones (Sheiksh), who became "Chief Shakes," among others. Strong in both Tlingit and Western...
...Legislature.Locally she was known for her work with the LVW Peratrovich Project, which promoted the film about civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich called "For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska."The goal is to place copies of...
...1968, in Memphis, Tenn. Hundreds of black sanitation workers were on strike over wages and working conditions. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis on April 3 to join the strike. He died there on April 4, struck by...
...were to ever be somebody from back them I would try and stop it."Miranda Mitchell, student, learned King was a civil rights leader."I learned that he started the Freedom March," she said. "He's important because he stopped segregation...
...Alaska Regional Health Consortium clinics will be closed on Thursday to honor the achievements of Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich. Outpatient clinics will be closed on Thursday for Elizabeth Peratrovich Day...
...Peratrovich DayThe SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) will honor the achievements of Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich by observing Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on Feb. 16.Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is...
...we see. Change is made when we can serve God in such a way that others can come to know God just by knowing us.Civil Rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich was such a woman. She was a gentle, loving woman and a devoted wife and mother. She lived...