United States – Alaska
James C. Hayes (1946-2022)
The first African American mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska, James C. Hayes was born in Sacramento, California on May 26, 1946....
Gilda Barabino (1956- )
Gilda Barabino, a biomedical engineer and world-renowned sickle cell researcher, is the first African American and woman president of Olin...
Sian Proctor (1970- )
Sian Hayley Proctor is a geology professor, motivational speaker, pilot, artist, author, and spaceflight participant most noted for her flight...
The 97th Engineering Regiment (1941-1948)
In 1941 the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the construction agent for the War Department, maintained construction battalions...
Elvi Gray-Jackson (1953- )
Elvi Gray-Jackson is the second African American woman elected to the Alaska state senate and the first African American to...
The 93rd Engineer Regiment (1941-1945)
With a small cadre of white officers and Black NCOs, the segregated 93rd Engineer Battalion (600 men) was activated on...
Injustice in Alaska Territory: The World War II Court-martial of Ten Black Soldiers Who Helped Build the ALCAN Highway
In their latest book on the Black soldiers who helped build the Alcan Highway during World War II, authors Christine...
Formation of the Buffalo Soldiers, 1866
On July 28, 1866, the Thirty-Ninth Congress passed the Act to increase and fix the Military Peace Establishment of the...
Zula Swanson (1891-1973)
Zula Swanson, an enterprising business owner and real estate developer, became one of the largest landowners in the state of...
