NAACP asks Sitka to rename Alaska Day event

On Sunday, Oct. 18, the Anchorage chapter of the NAACP wrote to Sitka committee of the Alaska Day festival, criticizing the name of one of the events on the program: the slave auction. Organized by a local bar, the annual fundraiser took place last night.
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Sitka celebrates Alaska’s 1867 transfer from Russia on Alaska Day. Photo: KCAW-Sitka.
The slave auction has been held at the Pioneer Bar for over 30 years and as with other activities that take place the