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Photograph Of Black Lives Matter Sign, Matthew Revitt Jun 2020

Photograph Of Black Lives Matter Sign, Matthew Revitt

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Photograph of a "Black Lives Matters" sign taken in Veazie, Maine. Many such signs were erected in response to the murder of George Floyd in the spring of 2020.


The University Of Maine Office Of The President's 'Maine Memo' To Address The Death Of George Floyd And The University's Commitment To Anti-Racism, Joan Ferrini-Mundy Jun 2020

The University Of Maine Office Of The President's 'Maine Memo' To Address The Death Of George Floyd And The University's Commitment To Anti-Racism, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

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This University of Maine Office of the President's 'Maine Memo' to address the Death of George Floyd and the University's Commitment to Anti-Racism, posted on June 10, 2020, includes the university's statement to its commitment to the core values of inclusion, diversity, and anti-racism and the actions towards each value. The Memo also includes the history of the University's relation with the land grant movement and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The statement discusses what many consider to be the first UMaine Black graduate Ada Viola Peters in 1927.


The University Of Maine Office Of The President's Community Statement On Racist Behaviors Of A Prospective Incoming Umaine Student, University Of Maine Jun 2020

The University Of Maine Office Of The President's Community Statement On Racist Behaviors Of A Prospective Incoming Umaine Student, University Of Maine

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This University of Maine Office of the President's Community Statement on Racist behaviors of a Prospective Incoming UMaine Student, posted June 4, 2020, includes the concern of students towards a prospective incoming UMaine student, who had posted "deeply offensive slurs" on social media. It also includes the statement of the university values on anti-racism and the repercussions on future student's behavior.


The University Of Maine Office Of The President's Community Message Regarding The Death Of George Floyd, University Of Maine May 2020

The University Of Maine Office Of The President's Community Message Regarding The Death Of George Floyd, University Of Maine

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This article on the University of Maine Office of the President's Community Message Regarding the Death of George Floyd, posted May 30, 2020, includes condolences and statement on police violence and the need to eliminate racism.