Photographs of African Americans in Alaska

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Channel: Anchorage Daily News · 2015 · News & Politics

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Chappie James American Legion Post 34 chaplain Cal Williams gave a presentation on the George Harper black history photograph collection on Thursday, February 26, 2015. The late George Harper gathered photographs relating to the history of African Americans in Alaska including many photos of the black US Army troops who worked on the Alaska Highway. The photographs now reside at the University of Alaska Anchorage Consortium Library.

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