Walker signs bill recognizing black Americans who helped build Alaska Highway

Gov. Bill Walker signs the first half of his name on SB 46 on Sunday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Anchorage. He signed his last name at the veterans memorial in the Delaney Park Strip of Downtown Anchorage. (Photo by Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)
On Sunday, Gov. Bill Walker signed Senate Bill 46 into law, establishing October 25 as “African American Soldiers’ Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway Day.”
The signing of the bill began at the Shilo