Keywords: alienated
Item 7346
Maine Anti-Slavery Society report, 1836
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1836-10-27 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 19268
Letter written by John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, May 24, 1861
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Chinchas Islands; Yarmouth Media: Paper
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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.
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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"… transactions, which conferred exclusive and alienable land rights. In an era of Wabanaki power, they sought out Native leaders who might endorse…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4
"… but the action (or inaction) of Governor Strong alienated Mainers who began to call for separation from Massachusetts."
