Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich
by Annie Boochever and Roy Peratrovich, Jr.
“No Natives or Dogs Allowed,” blared the storefront sign at Elizabeth... read more
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Year Published 2019
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- English Language Arts
- History
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- Biographies
- History
- Alaska
- Peratrovich, Elizabeth, 1911-1958
- 20th century
- Civil rights workers
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Civil rights
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Activism & Volunteering
- Tlingit Indians
- Women
- Women civil rights workers
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Peratrovich, Elizabeth
- Indians of North America--Civil rights
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Biography
- Young Adult Biography
- Indians of North America
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