Elizabeth W. Peratrovich
At a glance:
- Series: Magill's Choice: American Indian Biographies, Revised Edition
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Laws, Acts, Legislation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, American Indian History, Women's history
Article abstract: Elizabeth W. Peratrovich championed the first explicit anti-discrimination law in the United States, the 1945 Alaskan Anti-Discrimination Act{$IAlaskan Anti-Discrimination Act[Alaskan AntiDiscrimination Act]}.
Before the mid-twentieth century, American Indians had gradually obtained certain rights through the years. The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 offered citizenship to those American Indians who had “severed their tribal relationship and adopted the habits of civilization.” In 1924 the U.S. Congress granted national citizenship and the...
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