In 1958, Mahala Ashley Dickerson visited Alaska on vacation and decided to move there; after claiming 160 acres, she became the territory's first Black homesteader and months later its first Black lawyer
- Dickerson had built a career that included several notable firsts.
- (Anchorage museum photo)American lawyer and civil rights advocate Mahala Ashley Dickerson’s life took her from Montgomery, Alabama, to Alaska, where she broke barriers in both the legal profession and homesteading.
- Her journey has been featured by the National Park Service among important figures in Black history.
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- Dickerson had built a career that included several notable firsts.
- (Anchorage museum photo)American lawyer and civil rights advocate Mahala Ashley Dickerson’s life took her from Montgomery, Alabama, to Alaska, where she broke barriers in both the legal profession and homesteading.
- Her journey has been featured by the National Park Service among important figures in Black history.
Sources: Times of India