Maine State Bicentennial
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Our View: Juneteenth offers reckoning on race
The holiday marking the end of American slavery is an occasion to consider the still unfulfilled promises of freedom.
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PublishedJune 14, 2020
Maine Voices: How an enslaved woman became a free Maine resident
Brought to Bath by her owners on a trip up North, Clara Battease escaped with the help of the local free black community.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
State bicentennial celebration postponed until next year; parade set for 2021 in Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston and Auburn mayors agree with the decision and look forward to next year's grand celebration.
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PublishedApril 17, 2020
Maine Bicentennial: Cape Elizabeth