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: University Starts Martin Luther King Scholarship Program, Maine Campus Staff

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding the University starting a Martin Luther King Scholarship for Black students to attend the University.

Scholar Program Honors Martin Luther King, Maine Campus Staff

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Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding a scholarship honoring Martin Luther King Jr. for Black students.

King Scholarship, Maine Campus Staff

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Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding the University establishing a Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship for Black students.

University Of Maine's History Union Newsletter, Art Adoff

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This newsletter from the University of Maine's History Union dated between circa 1968-1970 on 'Black Panthers at Maine' by University of Maine student Art Adoff. The newsletter includes remarks about the lack of Black History studies, what the History Departments plans to do about it, and the History Union's goal to fight for a Black studies program. There are statements from the Head of the History Department at the time, Dr Robert Seager II.

University Of Maine's History Union Newsletter, Art Adoff

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

This newsletter from the University of Maine's History Union dated between circa 1968-1970 on 'Black Panthers at Maine' by University of Maine student Art Adoff. The newsletter includes remarks about the lack of Black History studies, what the History Departments plans to do about it, and the History Union's goal to fight for a Black studies program. There are statements from the Head of the History Department at the time, Dr Robert Seager II.

Black Symposium_ Letter From Gerald Work To Several People In Regards To Participating In The The Symposium On Black America, Gerald Work

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Gerald Work, professor at UMaine, sent to five members of the community of the University to participate in a panel composed of students and faculty as part of a Symposium on Black America. The panel was to talk about views on race relations on campus and what the University support should be.

Black Symposium Letter From Gerald Work To Several People In Regards To Participating In The Symposium On Black America, Gerald Work

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A letter from Gerald Work, professor at UMaine, sent to five members of the community of the University to participate in a panel composed of students and faculty as part of a Symposium on Black America. The panel was to talk about views on race relations on campus and what the University support should be.

Correspondence Between Dr Earl Mcgrath And President Lloyd H. Elliot On Black Students At The University Of Maine, Earl J. Mcgrath, Lloyd H. Elliot

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Dr Earl McGrath to University of Maine President Lloyd H. Elliot on April 16, 1964 entailing a survey on the attendance of Black students at higher education institutions and their opportunities at the University. A response letter from President Elliot to Dr McGrath written on April 26, 1964 includes the answers to proposed questions from the survey.

Correspondence Between Dr Earl Mcgrath And President Lloyd H. Elliot On Black Students At The University Of Maine, Earl J. Mcgrath, Lloyd H. Elliot

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A letter from Dr Earl McGrath to University of Maine President Lloyd H. Elliot on April 16, 1964 entailing a survey on the attendance of Black students at higher education institutions and their opportunities at the University. A response letter from President Elliot to Dr McGrath written on April 26, 1964 includes the answers to proposed questions from the survey.

Stormy Negro Claims Integration Only Word, Stan Eames

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Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus on a speech by civil rights activist James Meredith at the University and Colby College.

Letter From Nicole Kimball To Hugh Saunders On University Of Maine's Sororities Membership, Nicole Kimball

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Nicole Kimball, President of Panhellenic Council at the University of Maine, to Hugh Saunders, Chairman Maine Advisory Committee Commission on Civil Rights, written on March 7, 1963 on UMaine's sororities membership in regards to Black and Jewish students.

Letter From Nicole Kimball To Hugh Saunders On University Of Maine's Sororities Membership, Nicole Kimball

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A letter from Nicole Kimball, President of Panhellenic Council at the University of Maine, to Hugh Saunders, Chairman Maine Advisory Committee Commission on Civil Rights, written on March 7, 1963 on UMaine's sororities membership in regards to Black and Jewish students.

Correspondence Between Alberta Jackson And President Lloyd H. Elliott On University Of Maine Anti-Discrimination Policies, Alberta Jackson, Lloyd H. Elliott

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Letter from Alberta Jackson, Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People- Central Maine branch, on December 13, 1962 addressed to the President to the University of Maine, Lloyd H. Elliott, on the anti-discrimination policies in regards to admissions, social activities, and sororities and fraternities. President Elliott responded to Alberta Jackson on January 2, 1963 stating that the University had implemented policies to end discrimination on campus and related institutions, such as sororities and fraternities.

Correspondence Between Alberta Jackson And President Lloyd H. Elliott On University Of Maine Anti-Discrimination Policies, Alberta Jackson, Lloyd H. Elliott

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Letter from Alberta Jackson, Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People- Central Maine branch, on December 13, 1962 addressed to the President to the University of Maine, Lloyd H. Elliott, on the anti-discrimination policies in regards to admissions, social activities, and sororities and fraternities. President Elliott responded to Alberta Jackson on January 2, 1963 stating that the University had implemented policies to end discrimination on campus and related institutions, such as sororities and fraternities.

Minority Rule, The Maine Campus

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The South isn't dead, at least not yet. Still grasping at straws to maintain its segregated way of life, the last stronghold of American feudalism is slowly dying. But it will die a glorious death, in the traditions of old, going down to defeat with its flags flying. Unfortunately, for the rest of the nation, its fruitless struggle will engulf all.

Former All Maine Woman Speaks At Banquet Sunday, The Maine Campus

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Mrs. Beryl Warner Williams of Baltimore, Maryland, will be the guest speaker at the All Maine Women banquet Sunday at 7 p.m. in Estabrooke Hall. Mrs. Williams, a former All Maine Woman and University of Maine graduate in the class of 1935, is an instructor at Morgan State College in Maryland.

Photograph Of Frederico Matheas & Biographical Information, University Of Maine Alumni Association

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Photograph of Federico Walter Matheas, one of the first Black graduates of the University of Maine. Matheas was a member of the Class of 1907. There is a photograph of Matheas as well as biographical information curated by the University of Maine Alumni Association.

More information on Matheas can be found in "Remembering Bangor: The Queen City Before the Great Fire" by Wayne E. Reilly and "Black Bangor: African Americans in a Maine Community, 1880-1950 (Revisiting New England)" by Maureen Lee.

Correspondence Between President Authur A. Hauck And Warren Brown Regarding Information On Race Prejudices, Arthur A. Hauck, Warren Brown

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Arthur A. Hauck, President of the University of Maine, to Evans Clark, Secretary of the Council for Democracy, written on September 30, 1943 in regards to President Hauck's membership with the Committee on the Group Life of Students of the National Association of State Universities and a discussion on 'Racial Problems and Student Attitudes and suggestions to help the conversation. Warren Brown, from the Council of Democracy, responded to President Hauck on November 1, 1943 stating that they sent material in regards to Black lives and to send back a reaction.

Correspondence Between President Arthur A. Hauck And Warren Brown Regarding Information On Race Prejudices, Arthur A. Hauck, Warren Brown

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A letter from Arthur A. Hauck, President of the University of Maine, to Evans Clark, Secretary of the Council for Democracy, written on September 30, 1943 in regards to President Hauck's membership with the Committee on the Group Life of Students of the National Association of State Universities and a discussion on 'Racial Problems and Student Attitudes and suggestions to help the conversation. Warren Brown, from the Council of Democracy, responded to President Hauck on November 1, 1943 stating that they sent material in regards to Black lives and to send back a reaction.

Editorial Regarding Samuel Courtney, Maine Campus Staff

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Editorial from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding of what they describe as a "hazing" incident of Black students Roger and Samuel Courtney who were tarred and feathered.

A photograph of the incident is featured in the collection.

Photograph Of Courtney Brothers Tarred And Feathered, Author Unknown

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Photograph of two Black students Samuel and Roger Courtney tarred and feathered While at the time this incident was described as "hazing" incident carried out by University of Maine a modern interpretation, by scholars such as Karen Sieber, Humanities Specialist at the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, was that this was actually a racist attack.

Sieber has featured this incident in her, Visualizing the Red Summer database and archive on the topic of the Red Summer of 1919, a term given to a nationwide wave of violence against African Americans that year.

More information on this incident can be elsewhere in this …