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Foreword / by Calvin E. Williams -- Introduction : Black history in unlikely places -- Black exploration, labor, and travel in the icy Northwest -- Black in the Gold Rush era -- The World War era and a New Alaska -- Discrimination, opportunity, and community in postwar Alaska -- Civil rights under the northern lights -- Black Alaska during the oil boom -- Criminal justice, law enforcement, and race in urban Alaska -- Resentment, resilience, and cultural rejuvenation at century's end -- Conclusion: The black past meets contemporary Alaska.