A bronze bust of Elizabeth Peratrovich anchors the park, her gaze fixed toward the west. She wears a traditional Tlingit pin on her lapel, a marker of the culture she defended. In nineteen forty-five, Peratrovich walked into the Alaska territorial legislature and shamed lawmakers into passing the first anti-discrimination law in the United States. She spoke for the rights of Alaska Natives while segregation still gripped the territory. The park now carries her name, marking the ground where she fought for equality.
Peratrovich Park/Old City Hall Park
park garden