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In the history of discrimination in the United States, the Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945 (also known as the Anti-Discrimination Law of 1945 [1] Alaska Statutes 44.12.065) [2] was the first state or territorial anti-discrimination law enacted in the United States in the 20th century.
Alaska Alaska Constitution, Article I, §3 (1972, protecting equality on the basis of "race, color, creed, sex or national origin") Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945; CROWN Act (2022; only for public education) Arkansas CROWN Act (2023, only for public education) California: California Constitution, Article I, §8 (1879)
Alberta Daisy Schenck Adams (June 1, 1928 – July 6, 2009) was a teenage civil rights activist in the struggle for equality by the indigenous peoples in the United States Territory of Alaska. Her 1944 challenge to segregation practices was cited during the Territorial Legislature's proceedings in passage of Alaska's 1945 anti-discrimination ...
Elizabeth Peratrovich (née Elizabeth Jean Wanamaker; Tlingit: Ḵaax̲gal.aat [qʰaχ.ɡʌɬ.ʔatʰ]; [1] July 4, 1911 – December 1, 1958) [2] was an American civil rights activist, Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, [3] and a Tlingit who worked for equality on behalf of Alaska Natives. [4]
Pages in category "History of racism in Alaska" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945; Alaska Native ...
Air Carrier Access Act; Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945; ... Equality Act (United States) Executive Order 10925; F. Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki; H.
May 1—WASHINGTON, Dc. On — Wednesday, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK), and Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the ...
Alaska did not ratify the 19th Amendment as it was a territory. [10] Racial segregation was practiced in Territorial Alaska toward Native Alaskans lasting until 1945 when the Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945 was signed into law banning racial segregation and discrimination making it the first law of its kind in the United States. [11]