Blacks In Alaska

[MilitantWombMan]

http://www.yukonalaska.com/akblkhist/photographs.html

[Auset32]

Thanks for the link. The fall 2005 issue of American Legacy has a article called Northern Exposure." when, during World War II the Army sent black engineers to Alaska and Canada to help build a crucial highway, doubters insisted they didn't have the skills and wouldnt be able to stand the subarctic cold. Three regiments of more than 3,000 Africa-Americans proved them dead wrong."

[VirgoGoddess#1]

Black people are everywhere.

[naskiecenye]

yeah my cousin Danny who just passed was stationed in alaska when he was in the army He always wanted us to come visit but i never did

[jimihaze]

Great link, I remember reading about the black army men that help build the roads there a while back. I also saw the tv special about it on the history channel.