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Karen Sieber Speaks About Hidden History Of Violence At Umaine, Megan Ashe
Karen Sieber Speaks About Hidden History Of Violence At Umaine, Megan Ashe
University of Maine Racial Justice Collection
On Tuesday Dec. 1, 2020, Karen Sieber, the Humanities Specialist at the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, presented a talk called “Tarred and Feathered: UMaine’s Hidden Connection to the Red Summer of 1919.” The Red Summer occurred during the year of 1919 and was in reference to nationwide widespreadviolence against Black people, but particularly Black men. Sieber is a historian and specializes in both public history and the digital humanities. This experiencecombined with her own thirst for knowledge led her to begin to create an archive to document this time in history after a trip to Knoxville, Tennessee.
President Somerson Announces Action Plan For Social Equity, Risd President, Rosanne Somerson, Risd Archives
President Somerson Announces Action Plan For Social Equity, Risd President, Rosanne Somerson, Risd Archives
Racial Justice
President Rosanne Somerson's announcement of an Action Plan for Social Equity at RISD.
2020 Risd Bi+Poc Student Demands For Racial Equity & Inclusion, Risd Anti-Racism Coalition (Risdarc), Risd Archives
2020 Risd Bi+Poc Student Demands For Racial Equity & Inclusion, Risd Anti-Racism Coalition (Risdarc), Risd Archives
Racial Justice
RISD Anti-Racism Coalition (risdARC) demands document presented to the RISD Community, July, 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
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
University of Maine Racial Justice Collection
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 Message Regarding The Death Of George Floyd, University Of Maine
The University Of Maine Office Of The President's Community Message Regarding The Death Of George Floyd, University Of Maine
University of Maine Racial Justice Collection
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.