Slavery was an accepted custom in many Native tribes. On May 8, 1886, District Judge Layfayette Dawson in Sitka decided that the Thirteenth Amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act abolishing slavery applied to the "uncivilized tribes" of Alaska. ...
This image shows the signatures of the original delegates as well as ordinance No. 1.
The referendum on constitutional ratification had three ballot measures which required votes, as provided in Article XV, section 24. Ordinance No. 1...
This is an image of Ordinance No. 2 which stipulated that two U. S. Senators and a Representative should be elected to serve as a " shadow" delegation until statehood. This Ordinance passed 15,011-9,556.
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of a soldier standing out front of a Warehouse 3, the Small Arms Shop of the 416th Ordnance Company. Notes and captions from Cecil H. Kornegay, 2000.