For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
In 1867, when the United States purchased the Alaska territory, the promise of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights didn't apply to Alaska Natives. Their struggle to win justice is one of the great, untold chapters of the American civil rights movement, culminating at the violent peak of World War II with the passage of one of the nation's first equal rights laws.
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For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 1, 2009
Runtime
0h 57m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
Production Companies
Blueberry's Production
Director
Jeffry Lloyd Silverman
Description
In 1867, when the United States purchased the Alaska territory, the promise of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights didn't apply to Alaska Natives. Their struggle to win justice is one of the great, untold chapters of the American civil rights movement, culminating at the violent peak of World War II with the passage of one of the nation's first equal rights laws.
