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Amjambo Africa! (May 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.

Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.

Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.

Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …

Amjambo Africa! (April 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.

Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.

Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.

Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …

Examining The Strategies Of Formation And Action Among Social Movements: A Comparison Of The Civil Rights Movement And Black Lives Matter, Hailee Saxton

Political Science Theses and Capstones

In today’s tumultuous political landscape, the question of what makes an effective social movement? is often asked. This can be a complicated question to answer as social movements vary greatly across racial, ethnic, economic, and political boundaries. Therefore, I am conducting a case comparison of two widely-known socio-political organizations, the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter. In this comparison I will examine whether or not they truly fit the definition of a social movement, look at the strategies of action that have or could prove successful in enacting long-standing socio-political change, and make recommendations on how movements could continue …

George Bush Of Tumwater: Founder Of The First American Colony On Puget Sound, Darrell Millner

Black Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

A biography of pioneer George Washington Bush is presented. A free mulatto, information on Bush's childhood and birth date are uncertain. Believed to have been raised in Pennsylvania and educated under Quaker influence, Bush was literate and worked in the cattle business before moving to Oregon with his wife and children in 1844. Bush encountered various forms of racism, but was not deterred by pioneer life and by 1850 the family farm in the Tumwater, Washington area was thriving.

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 6 pages. Volume 3, No. 2

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 6 pages. Volume 2, Nos. 13 and 14

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 16 pages. Volume 2, Nos. 10 and 11

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educationbal Affiliate of TransAfrica. 6 pages. Volume 2, No. 8

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 6 pages. Volume 2, No. 7

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 15 pages. Volume 2, Nos. 5 and 6.

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 6 pages. Volume 2, No. 1

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 6 pages. Volume 1, No. 12

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 6 pages. Volume 1, No. 9

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 6 pages. Volume 1, No. 5

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica | The Black American Lobby for Africa and the Caribbean. Volume 1, No. 1. 6 pages.

Poplar Neck And The Prince George's Slave Conspiracy Of 1739, Alan Virta

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

During the late 1730 and early 1740s, enslaved African Americans in the British colonies of North America rose up in several independently organized revolts and conspiracies in vain attempts to win their freedom. Maryland was the scene of one of these acts of resistance. According to local contemporary accounts, Prince George’s County escaped massive violence in 1739 only because a conspiracy was discovered and suppressed before the revolt could be executed. The civil authorities apprehended the alleged conspirators and tried them for rebellion and attempted murder. The leader of the conspiracy, an enslaved man named Jack Ransom, was put to …

An Appeal In Favor Of That Class Of Americans Called Africans, Lydia Maria Child, Paul Royster (Editor)

Electronic Texts in American Studies

The roots of white supremacy lie in the institution of negro slavery. From the 15th through the 19th century, white Europeans trafficked in abducted and enslaved Africans and justified the practice with excuses that seemed somehow to reconcile the injustice with their professed Christianity. The United States was neither the first nor the last nation to abolish slavery, but its proclaimed principles of freedom and equality were made ironic by the nation’s reluctance to extend recognition to all Americans.

“Americans” is what Mrs. Child calls those fellow countrymen of African ancestry; citizenship and equality are what she proposed beyond simple …