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Kenai Conversation: Alaska's Black history

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Black troops after the invasion of Attu Island, 1943
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Black troops after the invasion of Attu Island, 1943

Ian Hartman has studied Alaska's Black history for nearly a decade, and has authored numerous books on the topic. On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, he highlights this history, from African American whalers in the 1840s to notable figures in the modern day.

You can read Hartman's book "Black History in the Last Frontier: African American History in Alaska," by clicking here.

Hunter Morrison is a news reporter at KDLL
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