{"product_id":"b07kjvfnrz","title":"Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich","description":"\u003cp\u003e“No Natives or Dogs Allowed,” blared the storefront sign at Elizabeth Peratrovich, then a young Alaska Native Tlingit. The sting of those words would stay with her all her life. Years later, after becoming a seasoned fighter for equality, she would deliver her own powerful message: one that helped change Alaska and the nation forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1945, Peratrovich stood before the Alaska Territorial Legislative Session and gave a powerful speech about her childhood and her experiences being treated as a second-class citizen. Her heartfelt testimony led to the passing of the landmark Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, America’s first civil rights legislation. Today, Alaska celebrates Elizabeth Peratrovich Day every February 16, and she was honored on the gold one-dollar coin in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnnie Boochever worked with Elizabeth’s eldest son, Roy Peratrovich Jr., to bring Elizabeth’s story to life in the first book written for young teens on this remarkable Alaska Native woman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52827494711512,"sku":"YSL40199","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/61Bii3rz4DL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793172883","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b07kjvfnrz","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}