Keywords: Negros
Item 66416
Negro Light, Curtis Island, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Camden Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 28939
Bowdoin group at Negro Island Harbor, Nova Scotia, 1891
Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1891 Location: Negro Island Harbor Media: Paper, photograph
Exhibit
Pigeon's Mainer Project: who decides who belongs?
Street artist Pigeon's artwork tackles the multifaceted topic of immigration. He portrays Maine residents, some who are asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrants—people who are often marginalized through state and federal policies—to ask questions about the dynamics of power in society, and who gets to call themselves a “Mainer.”
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard
"… truly unusual event, the arrival of an itinerant "Negro woman doctor." Just who this unfortunately unnamed physician was remains a mystery, but the…"
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Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2
"… today…Movie ‘The Story of Jackie Robinson.’ Negro player for Dodgers…very good.” Her diaries concluded with the notation for July 28, 1969: “Sister…"
Story
Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.
Story
Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide
