African American Resources for Alaska

A list of available resources about African Americans in Alaska prior to 1860 and up to 2004.

Archives and Libraries
Consortium Library University of Alaska Anchorage /Alaska Pacific University 3211 Providence Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 (907) 786-1848 Hours &amp; Ask A Librarian

History Local

 * Guide to the George T. Harper papers 1803-2004 (Consortium Library) George T. Harper researched the history of African Americans in Alaska.
 * Building the Alaska Highway: Men Who Built the Alaska Highway (PBS)
 * Griggs, William, E. The World War II Black Regiment That Built the Alaska Military Highway: A Photographic History. University of Mississippi Press, 2002

Pre-Civil War records

 * A few African Americans came to Alaska as seamen and miners prior to 1860.

Post-Civil War

 * After the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, the US Army assigned a small number of African Americans to keep the peace.

Jim Crow Era (1859-1964)

 * African Americans worked in the Klondike gold fields in the 1890's.

Biographies

 * Guide to the E. Louis Overstreet papers 1972, 1981-1993 (Consortium Library)

World War II

 * Highway History: The Road to Civil Rights: World War II - The Alaska Highway (US Department of Transportation)

Societies
AAHS of Alaska P. O. Box 143105 Anchorage, Alaska 99514-3105

Websites

 * Black History in Alaska
 * Alaska's Cultures: African American / Blacks