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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
UMF students establish Black Student Union
Its mission is to offer a place to connect, be allies and learn about history and issues that impact Black people.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2022
Black History Month: Educators present difficult, uplifting experiences to Oxford Hills students
Learning units range from contemporary heroes to the Civil War and civil rights movements that followed.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2022
Black History Month: The life of Hector Fuller
Hector Fuller was presumably kidnapped as a child from Africa by Portuguese sailors. His life in Paris tilted from property owner to poverty.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Black History Month/A Black Weld settler, local anti-slavery support
Pompey "Pomp" Russell was a slave, served with the colonists during the Revolutionary War, later settled in Weld.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Black History Month: Spotty records provide blurry profiles of early Black residents
Henry Johnson, born a slave in the deep south, moved to Paris in 1870.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Of Black History month and their work, Black and brown artists say, ‘it’s complicated’
The annual tribute is a double-edged sword. Maine artists wrestle with whether it's a celebration or maybe a sidelining.
Black History Month
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