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The Illustrations Of Jay Jackson: A Visual Analysis Of The Chicago Defender In The 20th Century, Ruth Lewandowski
The Illustrations Of Jay Jackson: A Visual Analysis Of The Chicago Defender In The 20th Century, Ruth Lewandowski
Honors College
In 1905, Robert S. Abbott invested twenty-five cents in starting a weekly newspaper covering stories about and for Black Americans. It would end up being called The Chicago Defender and became one of the most prolific Black newspapers of the 20th century. The staff, throughout the years, would write papers that aided and defended the community's well-being. In the earlier days, it fueled the Great Migration and helped people escape their violent homes in the South. The Defender also exposed lynchings and attempts of it throughout the decades. By exposing the hate crimes of white supremacists, the Defender was communicating …
Review Of "Franco-America In The Making: The Creole Nation Within, Susan Pinette
Review Of "Franco-America In The Making: The Creole Nation Within, Susan Pinette
Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain Faculty Scholarship
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2016 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, University Of Maine Student Life
2016 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, University Of Maine Student Life
Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series
Alison Beyea is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Maine, where she oversees the organization's legal, legislative, public education and development activities. With 3,000 members, the ACLU of Maine is the state's oldest and largest civil liberties organization.
The state of the union from the Citizen's Perspective delivered by Alison Beyea will be the focus of a keynote address at the 20th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Jan. 18, 2016 sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and the University of Maine. Keynote Speaker Alison Beyea will speak on current national affairs and trends, education, …
“Ice And Granite”: The New England Character, Joseph Conforti
“Ice And Granite”: The New England Character, Joseph Conforti
Maine History
This article is a shortened and slightly revised version of the Eleanor Pickering Sprague presents to the Maine Historical Society, the Maine Chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames and the Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society on November 10, 1987.
Records Of The State Of Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries, Clam Management, 1955, Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries
Records Of The State Of Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries, Clam Management, 1955, Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries
History of Maine Fisheries
Statement on the Proposed Shellfish Management Program appropriation for the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries concerning clam production in maine by pounds and dollar value and better management of decreasing stocks, 1955.
Photographs, Fisheries In Machiasport (Me.), C. 1880-1925, Anonymous
Photographs, Fisheries In Machiasport (Me.), C. 1880-1925, Anonymous
History of Maine Fisheries
Collection of photographs and postcards depicting fisheries, canning factories and other aspects of the fishing industry of Machiasport (Me.), including the R.J. Peacock Company, a sardine factory, 1925; the Bucks Harbor Sardine Factory, c. 1880; a “pinky” sardine carrier, n.d.; the sardine vessel “El Pacita,” n.d.; the Booth Fisheries Company, n.d.; the Machias Canning Company, n.d.; and fishing weirs off Ingalls Island, Starboard (Me.).