The Alaska Spotlight Explained

The Alaska Spotlight was the first African American newspaper in the Territory of Alaska. Publication began in 1952,^[1] when Alaska was not yet a state. It was a weekly newspaper published in Anchorage by George C. Anderson.^[1] It ran until the last 1960s.

According to Ed Wesley, "George C. Anderson arrived after World War II to work as a linotype operator for the Anchorage Daily News." In 1952, he established The Alaska Spotlight. Anderson later started another newspaper, The Midnight Sun Reporter (1962–1966).

Works cited

• Book: Smith, Jessie Carney . Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events . Visible Ink Press . 2012 . 9781578593699 .
• Book: Wesley, Ed . Black History in the Last Frontier . National Park Service . University of Alaska, Anchorage . 2020 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: About The Alaska spotlight. [online resource] (Anchorage, Alaska) 1952-19?? ]. 2019-12-27 . Library of Congress . Chronicling America.