Black history
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Black history is U.S. history. It will not be erased – no matter how hard America tries
Black history is one of the few fields whose teaching routinely causes the sort of agita we’ve seen yet again this year.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2021
The View From Here: Judge’s statue shows immortality can be fleeting
U.S. Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller was known for many things in his day, but his connection to racial injustice is not worthy of honor.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2021
Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they're teaching about racial and social injustice.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
‘A missing piece:’ Maine’s connections to slavery are hidden in plain sight
Largely left out of history books or minimized as an insignificant footnote, slavery remains a nearly hidden aspect of the history of Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2021
Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s challenge to liberal allies – and why it resonates today
King understood the perils of allowing overt white supremacy to overshadow submerged racism.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2021
Commentary: Say it – Hank Aaron is the real home run champion
One revelation has been missing from the countless tributes to ‘Hammerin’ Hank’: that his steroid-free 755 homers remain an all-time record.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2021
Echoes of the past and the long road ahead for racial justice
Black Mainers reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
The Maine Millennial: White supremacist violence goes deep in our history
And the proud display of emblems of hate during the attack on the Capitol shows we haven’t faced up to our ugly story.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Our View: King’s call for economic justice unfulfilled
Racial disparities in income and wealth are as restrictive today as segregation was in the past.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2021
Commentary: The riot at the Capitol shouldn’t have been a surprise. We were all warned.
Black people’s concerns about festering racism are often dismissed. Will this ever change?
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