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Women's Symposium Opens With Mild Lecture, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"I don't know where ladies come from; I do know they've been a problem."

Clarence Ramey, A B.A. And Former Umo Janitor, Was Fired Because He 'Tried To Initiate Change', Fred Rogers

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Clarence Ramey is black, college educated and former UMO janitor. But Ramey was fired last May, not because he was black but because the tried to initiate changes in a system where change may seem impossible.

Was Dracula A Gay Ghoul?, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Count Dracula and his gory acts of sadism are the topics of the Halloween, (Oct. 31) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS). At 8 p.m., a free lecture and film will delve into the mystery and fact of the Transylvanian terrorist.

Social Pressures Ease As Coeducational Living Finds Home, Jan Messier, Tom Bassols

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"To stay in or get in the coed dorm, I would go through hell or pay an extra $100 per semester." This remark was made by a 21-year-old student who moved to York Hall last fall especially to meet women. Most residents in the seven coed dorms on campus feel that living in a coed hall is socially beneficial, enjoyable and educational.

Administration Refuses To Support Abenaki College, Phil Mace

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The financial hatchet scalped Abenaki Experimental College Tuesday. "You can pretty much assume we are closing," Abenaki Chief Roy Krantz said after learning that UMO will not assume funding for the two-year-old "free university."

Umo Blacks Say Maine Is Biased, Maine Campus Staff

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding six students alleging that the University of Maine is biased against Black students.

Dr. Beryl Warner Williams Honorary Degree File, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Scan of the contents of the honorary degree file for University of Maine graduate Beryl Elizabeth Warner Williams (Class of 1935) who was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Maine in 1972.

For Piety, Virtue And Useful Knowledge: Maine’S Eighteenth-Century Academies, Richard G. Durnin

Maine History

The article discussed the history of the first private academies in Maine in the later 17th and early 18th centuries.

The Tsunami, Jim Cook

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Editorial Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus on the People's Coalition group discussions regarding the end of the University's Martin Luther King Scholarship and racism.

Telegram From Senator Edmund S Muskie To Umaine President Winthrop C. Libby, Edmund S. Muskie

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Telegram from U.S. Senator Edmund S Muskie to UMaine President Winthrop C. Libby, sent February 11, 1971, with the contents from a telegram from Afro-American Society of Bowdoin College to Senator Edmund S Muskie. The telegram discusses the lack of recruitment of Black students and faculty amongst the University of Maine and the defunding of the Martin Luther King Scholarship.

Telegram From Senator Edmund S Muskie To Umaine President Winthrop C. Libby, Edmund S. Muskie

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Telegram from U.S. Senator Edmund S Muskie to UMaine President Winthrop C. Libby, sent February 11, 1971, with the contents from a telegram from Afro-American Society of Bowdoin College to Senator Edmund S Muskie. The telegram discusses the lack of recruitment of Black students and faculty amongst the University of Maine and the defunding of the Martin Luther King Scholarship.

Letters From Martin Luther King Student Union To Chancellor Donald R. Mcneil, Donald R. Mcneil

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Letters regarding members of the Martin Luther King Union at UMaine, feel a lack of support in the state of Maine. They proposed a "Black in Maine, Getting Together" meeting to bring the statewide Black community together.

Letters From Martin Luther King Student Union To Chancellor Donald R. Mcneil, Donald R. Mcneil

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letters regarding members of the Martin Luther King Union at UMaine, feel a lack of support in the state of Maine. They proposed a "Black in Maine, Getting Together" meeting to bring the statewide Black community together.

Local History: Mirror Of America, Roger C. Storms

Maine History

This article discusses how the study of local history will often contradict generalizations and reveal a rather chaotic complexity of crosscurrents and conflicting motives.

Correspondence Between Assistant Chancellor Stanley L. Freeman And President Winthrop Libby On Draft Of Discrimination Policy, Stanley L. Freenman Jr., Winthrop C. Libby, Ronald F. Banks

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Letters regarding the formation of a University of Maine blanket non-discrimination policy draft in light of the Civil Rights movement. Assistant Chancellor Stanley L. Freeman, on April 24, 1970, wanted President Winthrop C. Libby's comments and suggestions on the statement. President Libby states on April 28, 1970, areas where the University of Maine does not comply to the blanket non-discrimination policy draft. Ronald Banks, Assistant to President Libby, on April 28, 1970, gives the final policy on discrimination statement.

Correspondence Between Assistant Chancellor Stanley L. Freeman And President Winthrop Libby On Draft Of Discrimination Policy, Stanley L. Freenman Jr., Winthrop C. Libby, Ronald F. Banks

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letters regarding the formation of a University of Maine blanket non-discrimination policy draft in light of the Civil Rights movement. Assistant Chancellor Stanley L. Freeman, on April 24, 1970, wanted President Winthrop C. Libby's comments and suggestions on the statement. President Libby states on April 28, 1970, areas where the University of Maine does not comply to the blanket non-discrimination policy draft. Ronald Banks, Assistant to President Libby, on April 28, 1970, gives the final policy on discrimination statement.

Maine Campus Student Services, Stephen A. Rubinoff

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding University services to support "minority" students such as the Martin Luther King Scholarship.

Spark Magazine Published By Orono Free Press On Bobby Seale, A Black Panther And Other Related Topics, Orono Free Press, Art Adoff

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This Spark magazine, published by Orono Free Press on September 22, 1969, was created as a 'Maine Movement Publication' and was on the topic of Bobby Seale, Black Panther Chairman, who was arrested and the repression of the Black Panther Party. On page two there is an advertisement for a protest to 'Tell the People the Truth-- Free Bobby' and transportation to Bangor for the protest. Art Adoff wrote a background piece on the 'Black Panther Party' and on pages four-six there is a piece on the repression of the Black Panther Party.

Spark Magazine Published By Orono Free Press On Bobby Seale, A Black Panther And Other Related Topics, Orono Free Press, Art Adoff

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

This Spark magazine, published by Orono Free Press on September 22, 1969, was created as a 'Maine Movement Publication' and was on the topic of Bobby Seale, Black Panther Chairman, who was arrested and the repression of the Black Panther Party. On page two there is an advertisement for a protest to 'Tell the People the Truth-- Free Bobby' and transportation to Bangor for the protest. Art Adoff wrote a background piece on the 'Black Panther Party' and on pages four-six there is a piece on the repression of the Black Panther Party.

Maine Prejudice Panel Gives Views, Bob Haskell

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding a panel discussion at the Symposium on Black America. The panel featured Robert Talbott, Orville Pound, and Damon Scales.

Black Symposium-Forman Damns U.S. Capitalism, Martha Hanley

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding James Forman's speech at the Symposium on Black America held at the University.

Black Symposium Communist Speaks Out, Bob Haskell

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus on a speech by Charlene Mitchell at the Symposium on Black America.

Williams Keynotes Black Symposium, David Bright

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding Hosea Williams delivering the keynote speech at the Black Symposium on Black America held at the University.

Black Symposium_Letter From Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis, Kenneth M. Curtis

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter response from Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis on February 12, 1969, to a Ruth E. Willey in regards to the Black Symposium to be held at the University of Maine in 1969.

Black Symposium Letter From Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis, Kenneth M. Curtis

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A letter response from Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis on February 12, 1969, to a Ruth E. Willey in regards to the Black Symposium to be held at the University of Maine in 1969.

Black Symposium_Poster Created For Beulah Sanders Guest Speech For The Symposium On Black America, University Of Maine

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Poster created for Beulah Sanders, New York City welfare rights activists, guest speech at the University of Maine's Symposium on Black America held on February 16-19, 1969.

Black Symposium Poster Created For Beulah Sanders Guest Speech For The Symposium On Black America, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Poster created for Beulah Sanders, New York City welfare rights activists, guest speech at the University of Maine's Symposium on Black America held on February 16-19, 1969.

Black Symposium_Correspondence Between W. Linwood Chase And Stephen Hughes On Appreciating The Symposium On Black America, W Linwood Chase, Stephen T. Hughes

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from University of Maine alumnus W. Linwood Chase, Class of 1920, to Stephen T. Hughes, Student Senate President at the University of Maine, sent on January 14, 1969 in regards to an interview Stephen Hughes gave on "The Distinguished Lecture Series" featuring the Symposium on Black America. W. Linwood Chase hoped that the symposium would bring attention to the problems of Black America.

Stephen Hughes letter in response to W. Linwood Chase on January 17, 1969 sends thanks and best wishes and appreciated the encouraging remarks on the Symposium of Black America.

Black Symposium Correspondence Between W. Linwood Chase And Stephen Hughes On Appreciating The Symposium On Black America, W Linwood Chase, Stephen T. Hughes

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A letter from University of Maine alumnus W. Linwood Chase, Class of 1920, to Stephen T. Hughes, Student Senate President at the University of Maine, sent on January 14, 1969 in regards to an interview Stephen Hughes gave on "The Distinguished Lecture Series" featuring the Symposium on Black America. W. Linwood Chase hoped that the symposium would bring attention to the problems of Black America.

Stephen Hughes letter in response to W. Linwood Chase on January 17, 1969 sends thanks and best wishes and appreciated the encouraging remarks on the Symposium of Black America.

Black Symposium_Correspondence Between Stephen Hughes And Rhody Mccoy On Participating In Symposium On Black America, Stephen T. Hughes, Rhody A. Mccoy

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from University faculty member Stephen Hughes, written on January 8, 1969 to Rhody McCoy, Unit Administrator of Ocean Hill-Brownsville Demonstration School District in Brooklyn New York, to participate in the Symposium on Black America. Rhody McCoy responded on January 15, 1969 accepting the invitation to speak at the Symposium. After the Symposium Stephen Hughes wrote to Rhody McCoy on February 24, 1969 to give thanks for participating in the Symposium and included a check of payment. The last page is a poster created to showcase Rhody McCoy's talk at the University on Monday February 17 at Eight PM …