Racism & Reparations: Juneau, AK

In the summer of 2022, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) directed the Presbyterian Mission Agency to offer the denomination’s official apology and monetary reparations for the racist manner in which Memorial Presbyterian Church in Juneau, Alaska was closed in 1963. See how this GA direction out of the Race and Gender Justice Committee led to historic and profound meetings and moments, and how this work will continue.

See lightly edited video of the apologies issued by three expressions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the responses here: vimeo.com/925163765

Learn more about the PC(USA) Center for the Repair of Historic Harms at pcusa.org/repair 

This video was written and narrated by the Rev. Jermaine Ross-Allam, director for the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Center for the Repair of Historic Harms. Videography by Gabe Strong and Soren Sieberts. Contemporary photography by Rich Copley. Historic photos courtesy of Peter Metcalfe. Opening and closing music by Yees Ku Oo Dancers. Video edited by Rich Copley.