Residents marched down main street in a heavy downpour Wednesday past Petersburg’s mural of Alaska civil rights leader Elizabeth Wannamaker Peratrovich. Across Alaska people mark February 16 as the anniversary of the signing of an anti-discrimination bill passed by Alaska’s territorial legislature in 1945.
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A mural project is underway in Petersburg that would honor local civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich on the outside of the local courthouse. The project is collaboration between the local arts council and the tribe and organizers hope it leads to recognition of other leaders in the future.
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This week, Alaska Native Civil Rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich was the first Alaska Native to be minted on a U.S. coin. Peratrovich was Tlingit and her hometown of Petersburg is gearing up for a celebration this Sunday marking the 75th anniversary of her famous testimony to the Alaska Legislature.
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