Petersburg Pilot -

Last Friday morning, students at Rae Stedman Elementary listened closely to local author and actor Diane Benson explain the importance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day.

Benson worked as a researcher and writer for the PBS documentary "For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska." She also acted in the film, portraying the part of Elizabeth Peratrovich.

During Friday's presentation she shared a scene from the documentary that was filmed in the same legislative gallery where the Alaska Territorial Legislature's House and Senate debated the anti-discrimination bill Peratrovich and her husband ha...