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AK SR8

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Enrolled

3/5/2018

Primary Sponsor

Tom Begich

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Origin

Senate

30th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Proclaims February 2018 as Black History Month in Alaska.
  • Recognizes Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the "Father of Black History," who established Negro History Week (later Black History Month) inspired by the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
  • Honors Blanche McSmith, appointed in 1959 as the first African American to serve in the Alaska House of Representatives, where she fought to end housing and employment discrimination.
  • Honors Mahala Ashley Dickerson, who became Alaska's first African American attorney in 1959 and fought for equal rights throughout her life.
  • Acknowledges African Americans' contributions to building Alaska and the nation while recognizing ongoing struggles against slavery, segregation, and racial injustice.

Legislative Description

February 2018: Black History Month

Rights

Last Action

SENATE RESOLVE NO. 9

3/5/2018

Committee Referrals

State Affairs1/26/2018

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