Keywords: Black Lives Matter
Item 105921
Black Lives Matter sign, Brunswick, 2020
Courtesy of Tilly Laskey, an individual partner Date: 2020-06-04 Location: Brunswick Media: Digital image
Item 105922
Say Their Names sign, Brunswick, 2020
Courtesy of Tilly Laskey, an individual partner Date: 2020-06-04 Location: Brunswick Media: Digital image
Exhibit
A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine
The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.
Exhibit
Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"Father Rasle counseled the Abenakis on matters concerning diplomacy and represented them many times at conferences with the English."
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians
"… his desire was diverted to other important matters. One time he had to stop studying because his brother had become sick, and he was forced to run…"
Story
Black Lives Matter Protest Portland, Maine
by Joanne Arnold
Documenting the signage at Portland Police Station following the BLM Protests of June 2020
Story
Black Is Beautiful
by Judi Jones
Gut-wrenching fear