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African Americans began settling in Alaska around the time of the Civil War. Before this, some African Americans migrated to Alaska and worked as seamen or miners.<ref>Curtis, Nancy C. Black Heritage Sites: The South. The New Press, 1996. See page 31.</ref> After the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, the US Army assigned a small number of African Americans to keep the peace. More settlers came after the discovery of gold in the 1890s.<ref>Black Heritage Sites: The South. Page 31.</ref> However, a greater influx of African Americans to Alaska occurred during World War II, when African American engineers and troops were assigned to construct the Alaska Highway.<ref>"African American / Blacks," "Alaska's Cultures," ''Alaska History & Cultural Studies'', accessed 11 May 2018. </ref> To learn more about the history of Alaska, and the role that African Americans played, visit: | African Americans began settling in Alaska around the time of the Civil War. Before this, some African Americans migrated to Alaska and worked as seamen or miners.<ref>Curtis, Nancy C. Black Heritage Sites: The South. The New Press, 1996. See page 31.</ref> After the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, the US Army assigned a small number of African Americans to keep the peace. More settlers came after the discovery of gold in the 1890s.<ref>Black Heritage Sites: The South. Page 31.</ref> However, a greater influx of African Americans to Alaska occurred during World War II, when African American engineers and troops were assigned to construct the Alaska Highway.<ref>"African American / Blacks," "Alaska's Cultures," ''Alaska History & Cultural Studies'', accessed 11 May 2018. </ref> To learn more about the history of Alaska, and the role that African Americans played, visit: | ||
<li>[http://www.akhistorycourse.org/alaskas-cultures/african-american-blacks Alaska's Cultures: African Americans]</li> | |||
<li>[https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/History_of_Alaska/Introduction ''History of Alaska''] (Wiki book)</li> | |||
<li>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120113152903/http://www.africanamericanhistoryplace.com:80/Alaska.html Black History in Alaska] </li> | |||
<li>[http://www.blackpast.org/entries-categories/alaska BlackPast.org] - contains articles about famous African Americans and the role African Americans played in the construction of the Alaska Highway</li> | |||
<li>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170310214037/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/alaska-men/ Men Who Built the Alaska Highway] (PBS)</li> | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||