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Black Asl (American Sign Language), Katrina Thulin

Sociology Student Work Collection

Presentation about Black ASL (American Sign Language) including it's origin, evolution, current study, and differences between mainstream ASL and Black ASL.

The Maine Campus Article On 'Umaine's Inclusivity Effort Are Important But Flawed', Liz Theriault

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This is a Maine Campus, UMaine student newspaper, article titled "UMaine's inclusivity efforts are important but flawed" by Liz Theriault on March 2, 2020. This article includes the responses of the appointing Robert Dana, vice president of student life and dean of students at UMaine, as the dean of inclusivity excellence. This position was created and appointed by President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in her speech at the State of the University Address.

The Maine Campus Article On 'End Racism Protest' Held On Umaine Mall, Maine Campus, Charles Cramer

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This article from the Maine Campus, University of Maine's student newspaper, titled "'End Racism Protest' is held in the UMaine Mall" from November 4, 2019 includes a description and the purpose behind the protest.

When It Comes To Diversity, Umaine Could To Better, Anna Foster

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

It’s Women’s History Month. The month where we all celebrate the strong women in our society who have helped paved the way to get women to where we are now.In the academic world, it wasn’t until 1840 that the first American woman, Catherine Brewer Benson, graduated with an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan Collegein Georgia. It took another 26 years for a black woman to earn a degree, and over 30 years for the first woman to earn a Ph.D.

The University Of Maine Student Government Club Feature On The Black Student Union, University Of Maine

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This newsletter from the University of Maine Student Government's Club Feature on the Black Student Union dated September 26, 2018. The purpose of the feature was to recognize the club's activism and education on anti-racism. It includes the events held by the organization and its goals.

Classroom Alternatives, 2018-19, Kendra Scheele

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Promotional brochure from the Office of Student Life distributed to UMaine faculty members, listing classroom encounter programs offered through various university services, departments, and organizations.

Culturally Responsive Teaching: Meeting Students Where They Are Through Understanding Who They Are, Center For Innovation In Teaching And Learning, Rising Tide Center

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Event announcement for a guest presentation by Dr. Daniel Tillapaugh, UMaine Visiting Libra Scholar and assistant professor of counselor education at California Lutheran University, on how "culturally responsive teaching and learning can providing meaningful, transformative experiences for both faculty and their students."

"The 'Problem' Of Blackness In The Revolutionary United States" At This Week's Socialist And Marxist Studies Series, Taylor Abbott

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

University of Maine history professor Liam Riordan gave this week’s lecture as part of The Socialist and Marxist Studies Series, which has happened almost every week at UMaine since 1988. The series is also coached by Maine Peace Action Committee, which is mainly a student group through the Division of Student Affairs, and also receives support from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Riordan teaches in the history department at UMaine with a specialization in American history and Revolutionary history from 1760-1830. Riordan’s lecture was titled, “The ‘Problem’ of Blackness in the Revolutionary United States.”

50th Anniversary Of The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ceremony Poster, University Of Maine Office Of Multiculture Student Life

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Poster for the 50th Anniversary of The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ceremony organized by the University of Maine's Office of Multicultural Student Life in 2018.

Mybarrio: Emigdio Vasquez And Chicana/O Identity In Orange County, Natalie Lawler, Denise Johnson, Marcus Herse, Jessica Bocinski, Manon Wogahn

Exhibition Catalogs

"Emigdio Vasquez created artwork that challenged Orange County’s more prominent narrative of wealthy beachside neighborhoods. He painted the brown bodies and brown histories that defined our earliest communities and economy... Vasquez produced much of the local art history that Orange County should be known for and should protect. It is with this perspective that Chapman University is proud to present the exhibition, My Barrio: Emigdio Vasquez and Chicana/o Identity in Orange County, in conjunction with the Getty Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative. We hope to initiate discourse not only about Vasquez’s prolific career, but also about the larger political …

Slaves, Soldiers, Citizens: African American Artifacts Of The Civil War Era, Lauren H. Roedner, Angelo Scarlato, Scott Hancock, Jordan G. Cinderich, Tricia M. Runzel, Avery C. Lentz, Brian D. Johnson, Lincoln M. Fitch, Michele B. Seabrook

Other Exhibits & Events

Based on the exhibit Slaves, Soldiers, Citizens: African American Artifacts of the Civil War Era, this book provides the full experience of the exhibit, which was on display in Special Collections at Musselman Library November 2012- December 2013. It also includes several student essays based on specific artifacts that were part of the exhibit.

Table of Contents:

Introduction Angelo Scarlato, Lauren Roedner ’13 & Scott Hancock

Slave Collars & Runaways: Punishment for Rebellious Slaves Jordan Cinderich ’14

Chancery Sale Poster & Auctioneer’s Coin: The Lucrative Business of Slavery Tricia Runzel ’13

Isaac J. Winters: An African American Soldier from Pennsylvania …

The University Of Maine News Article On "Umaine Plaza To Honor Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King", University Of Maine

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This University of Maine News article on the "UMaine Plaza to Honor Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King," posted on October 29, 2008, includes the grand opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Memorial Plaza. The Plaza is located next to the Memorial Union on the university campus. The article includes a statement from Robert Dana, UMaine's dean of students.

The University Of Maine News Article On "Women In The Curriculum, Women's Studies Program Announce Spring 2008 Lunch Series", University Of Maine

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This University of Maine News article on "Women in the Curriculum, Women's Studies Program Announce Spring 2008 Lunch Series," posted January 31, 2008, includes the topics and speakers featured in the Lunch Series and the dates of each. One of the topics being "Women of Color: The UMaine Experience," co-sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs.

Letter From Dr Thomas Aceto To Gerry Herlihy And Jim Harmon On Recruitment Of Black Students To The University Of Maine, Thomas D. Aceto

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Dr Thomas Aceto, Vice President of Student Affairs at the University of Maine, to University of Maine faculty Gerry Herlihy and Jim Harmon, on December 19, 1979 on the recruitment of Black students amongst Maine communities. Recruitment was focused on athletics and networked through Reverend Charles Burt.

Letter From Dwight Rideout To Thomas Aceto On Recruitment Of Black Students At The University Of Maine, Dwight L. Rideout

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Dwight Rideout, Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Maine, to Dr Thomas Aceto, Vice President of Student Affairs at UMaine, dated September 11, 1978 on accepting every Black applicant to UMaine. He states the names of the people who served as resources for Black student recruitment.

Minority Student Enrollment Sheet At The University Of Maine, April 13, 1977, University Of Maine

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This sheet shows data for the minority students enrollment at the University of Maine and what college they were accepted and whether they were full-time or part-time students. This came sheet is from the Office of Registrar at the University Maine Orono from April 13, 1977. The groups included on the sheet are 'Black', 'Indigenous', 'Oriental' and 'Spanish-Sur'.

Changes In University Of Maine's Employment Of Women And Minority Groups From 1975 To 1976, University Of Maine

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

These two pages are statistics of changes in employment at the University of Maine from May/June 1975 to October 1976. The statistics show the changes of women and minority groups, specifically 'Black', 'Oriental', 'Native Americans', and 'Spanish-Sur'. It shows the job positions and the number of new hires and/or former employees.

University Of Maine's Equal Employment (E.E.O) Comparative Data On Employment Of Minority Groups Employed By The University, University Of Maine

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Three sets of data from between the years 1975-1977 on the University of Maine's employment and minority professionals. The first page is the E.E.O Comparative Data at UMaine from the years 1975-77 on the percentage of women and members of a minority group that were granted tenure. The second page states the ethnicity/race and how many of the 'minorities' who are classified employees, women in 'traditionally male jobs categories', and the number of disabled and flow employee. The third, and last, page is the goals for June 1977 and percentage of minority professionals at UMaine in each division at the …

Letter From Winthrop C. Libby To Harold Westerman On Recruitment Of The Maine Black Communities To The University Of Maine, Winthrop C. Libby

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Winthrop Libby, University of Maine President, to Harold Westerman, Director of Physical Education and Athletics, on the recruitment of members of the Maine Black community to the University of Maine. UMaine Chancellor Donald McNeil gave Timothy Wilson, football coach at UMaine a leadership role in recruiting Black students.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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_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_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 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 …

Black Symposium_ Invitation Letter From Stephen Hughes To James Forman To The Symposium On Black America, Stephen T. Hughes

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Stephen Hughes, University of Maine, on January 6, 1969 inviting James Forman, member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), to participate in the Symposium on Black America hosted by the University. The letter gives details of a tentative date and plans for the Symposium and what the University intends to pay for Forman's participation in the event.

Black Symposium_ Letter From Winthrop C. Libby In Response To A Complaint On Symposium On Black America, Winthrop C. Libby

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter written by Winthrop C. Libby, acting President of University of Maine at the time, in response to a complaint from a "person in Ellsworth", Maine from February 20, 1969 in regards to the S.D.S (Students for a Democratic Society) on campus and certain programs being held at the University of Maine. President Libby states that S.D.S exists legally on campus and have the right to exist regardless of his opinions. He also states that the Symposium on Black America was sponsored by the General Student Government and was well attended and went well. President Libby expresses his opinion …

Black Symposium_ Letter From Keith Carreiro To Harry Walker In Regards To Media Coverage On The Symposium On Black America, Keith Carreiro

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Keith Carreiro, Chairman of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the University of Maine, to Mr. Harry Walker, of Harry Walker, Inc in New York, sent on December 12, 1968 on media coverage of the Symposium on Black America. Keith Carreiro sent a letter to The New York Times for coverage and asks for support from Harry Walker to help broadcast the Symposium.