Movie Description

For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska

For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska

(2009)

Overview

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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Facts

Original TitleFor the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2009-11-01

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 57m

Production CompaniesBlueberry's Production

Genres

  • Documentary