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AACM-USM
- - African American Collection of Maine at the University
of Southern Maine.
AAGS- Afro-American Genealogical Society
MAM - Maine Archives and Museums
MPBS - Maine Public Broadcasting System
MHS - Maine Historical Society, Portland, Maine
MSL - Maine State Library, Augusta, Maine
NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
SC-UM - Special Collections, University of Maine (Orono)
URR - Underground Railroad
USM - University of Southern Maine |
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Office of
Equal Opportunity and Multicultural Affairs
City of Portland, City Hall,
389 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101
Rachel Talbot Ross, Director, ph: (207) 874-8689; email: RTR@ci.portland.me.us |
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African
American Collection of Maine (AACM) in the Jean
Byers Sampson Diversity Center at the University of
Southern Maine (USM)
Established in 1995, after the donation of Gerald E.
Talbot's papers, artifacts, books, posters, and memorabilia.
and the Anchor of the Soul's research and photographs.
The AACM includes the following as of October, 2004:
Anchor of the Soul Collection, Gerald E. Talbot Collection,
Harold E.Richardson Papers, Lee Forest Figurines, N.T.
Swezey's Son & Co., Tin sign, Frederick D. Williams
Collection, and Visible Black History Collection. Robert
Santerre's "Freedom" statue of a nearly seven-and-a-half
feet tall black man graces the entrance of the Diversity
Center, now housed in the Glickman Library on USM's
Portland campus. There is an image of "Freedom"
on Santerre's
web site:
George
J. Mitchell Dept.of Special Collections and Archives
at Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 207-725-3288;
scaref@bowdoin.edu
http://library.bowdoin.edu/arch/subject/afroam.shtml.
The
department houses manuscripts, archives, books, and
newspapers that contain records and information relevant
to the study of African American history. These materials
are especially rich in documenting 19thcentury African
Americans, both in Maine and nationwide, with an emphasis
on antislavery efforts.
Maine
Historical Society (MHS)
489 Congress St.
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
The
Library has files, called "scrapbooks,"
on African American history in Maine and the Underground
Railroad in Maine. The MHS hosted a Roundtable in
1997 on Maine's black history, and out of it grew
a collection of articles and references that serve
as the most useful exchange on the subject.
Multilingual
Multicultural Library of the Multilingual Program
of the Portland Public Schools. http://multilingual.portlandschools.org/library.htm
The
Multilingual Multicultural Library is an English as
Second Language collection of more than 5,000 books
and materials in over 24 languages. The primary focus
of the library has been on books and videos by and
about the countries of origin of Maine’s newcomer
immigrants and refugees. Their goal is to include
materials from all the countries in translation, bilingual
or in the native languages of newcomers to Portland
that will help them as well as service providers and
educators.
Maine State Law and Legislative Library
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/
Phone: (207) 287-1600; TTY: (207)287-6431
Mission : "The Maine State Law and Legislative
Reference Library is established by statute as a nonpartisan
service office of the Maine Legislature. The Library
serves the public interest by providing legal and
governmental information services without discrimination
to the people of Maine, their government and the legal
community."
Maine
Sunday Telegram and the Portland Press Herald
These newspapers have a library of materials that
includes Maine's black history and the Civil Rights
movement in Maine.
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Adams,
Herbert, "African-Americans on The Steamship Portland," Portland,
Winterguide 1998
Barry, William David, "From the Collections: African-Americans and Maine," Maine
History, Vol. 38, No. 1, Summer 1998
Barry, William David, " The Shameful Story of Malaga Island," Down East,
November 1980
Burrage, Henry S., "A fugitive slave case in Maine, 1837-1841," Maine
Historical Memorials, 1922
Champagne, Roger, with photography by Stephen O. Muskie, "Clarence Roberts: I Don't
Feel Color," SALT, Winter 1982, Issue No. 19
http://www.salt.edu
Chiteenden,
Elizabeth, "John Brown Russwurm/1799-1851: Bowdoin's
First Black Graduate," Down East Magazine,
June 1972
Connolly,
Michael C., "Black Fades to Green; Irish Labor
Replaces Aftican-American Labor along a Major New
England Waterfront, Portland, Maine, in the Mid-Nineteenth
Century, " Colby Quarterly 37 (December
2001)
Donaldson,
Leigh, with interviews and photos by Diane Hudson,
"The Prime of David Driscoll," Portland
Monthly, September, 2001
Donaldson,
Leigh, "The W.E.B. DuBois Files," Portland
Monthly, Summerguide, 2001
Dubrule, Deborah, "Evicted: How the State of
Maine Destroyed a 'Different' Island Community,"
Island Journal, Vol. 16
Elliott, Rosy, with photography by Lynn Kippas, Jr.,
"I'm Singulah!", Interview with John Gaskill,SALT,
Winter, 1984, Issue No. 24
http://www.salt.edu
Frick,
Jim, "On the Road with Wynton Marsalis,"
Maine (University of Maine Alumni Magazine),
Fall 1999. Article is about Nathan George.
H.E.H.,
"John Brown Russwurm, A Credit to Two Races,"
Hebron Academy Semester Magazine, Fall, 1974
Lumpkins, Charles L., "Civil Right Activism in
Maine, 1945-1971," Maine History, Vol.
36, Nos. 3-4, Winter-Spring 1997
Miller, Eben Simmons, "Resistance in 'Pioneer
Territory': The Maine NAACP and the Pursuit of Fair
Housing Legislation," Maine History,
Vol. 36, Nos. 3-4, Winter-Spring 1997
Parris, Percival J., Edited by Earle G. Shettleworth,
Jr., "Pedro Tovookan Parris," Old-Time
New England, January-March, 1973
Price, H.H., "Blacks in 19th-century Maine,"
Maine Archives and Museums (MAM) Newsletter,
Vol. 4, No. 4, November 2001
Price, H.H., "Genealogy shows blacks were early
Mainers," Maine Archives and Museums (MAM)
Newsletter, Vol. 3, No.2, May 2000
Price, H.H., "Herbert Heughan '40: He quietly
paved the way for black men at UMaine," Maine
(University of Maine Alumni Magazine), Vol. 82, No.
2,Summer 2001
Price,
H.H., "Maine's black history comes to light,"
Maine Archives and Museums (MAM) Newsletter,
Vol. 2, No. 4, November 1999
Price, H.H., "Maine's black history documented
through interviews," Maine Archives and Museums
(MAM) Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 4, November 2000
Price, H.H., "Maine blacks and the Maritime Provinces,"
Maine Archives and Museums (MAM) Newsletter,
Vol. 3, No. 3, August 2000
Price,
H.H.and Talbot, Gerald E., "Black Remains in
Maine: Proof of Presence," Maine Archives
and Museums (MAM) Newsletter, Vol. 5, No.3, August
2002
Sherrer, Geneva McAuley, photography by Heather Joy
Lane, "Black Child of Maine, SALT, Winter
1984, Issue No. 24 http://www.salt.edu
Stakeman, Randolph,
"The black population of Maine, 1764-1900," New England Journal of Black
Studies, No. 8, 1989
Stakeman, Randolph,
"Slavery in Colonial Maine," Maine Historical Society Quarterly, Vol.
27, No. 2, Fall, 1987
Talbot, Gerald E., "Black Sports in Maine's Past," Maine Archives and
Museums (MAM) Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 3, August 2002
Talbot, Gerald E.,
contributions to "The Millennium Issue: Important Events in Maine's History," Portland,
December 1999
Terrison, E. Mark, Esq., "Macon Bolling Allen - A Milestone for Maine," Maine
Bar Journal, 2000
Watson, Elwood, "William Burney and John Jenkins: A Tale of Maine's Two African-
American Mayors," Maine History, Summer 2001
Williamson, Joseph, Esq., "Slavery in Maine," Collections of the Maine
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"African-Americans
in Maine: A Black History Month Special," on "True North," MPBS, February
10, 1999. Abstract: A three-part special on the black community at Green Memorial
AME Zion Church in Portland; the black community at the Prince Hall Masons in Bangor; and
an individual black growing up on Vinalhaven. Contact MPBS, 1450 Lisbon St., Lewiston,
Maine, 04240 or 1-800-884-1717 for viewing information.
Anchor of the Soul, Produced by Shoshana Hoose and Karine Odlin, 1994. Abstract:
This documentary video is the most comprehensive history of Maine's blacks, told through
the development of the black churches in Portland. The Honorable Barbara Jordon, former
U.S. Representative from Texas to Congress, narrates the video. May be obtained ($24.95+)
at the Maine Historical Society Gift Shop, 489 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101, (207)
774-1822
"Ashley Bryan," on "A Good Read: Writers on Writing," MPBS, November
23, 2001. Abstract:Bryan is a black artist and writer who lives and works on
Little Cranberry Island. Contact MPBS, 1450 Lisbon St., Lewiston, Maine, 04240 or
1-800-884-1717 for viewing information.
"Freedom Cafe"
on "Made in Maine," MPBS, February 14, 2002. Abstract: Janice &
James Swinton, Owners of Freedom Cafe in Waterville, Maine, call their African American
restaurant "A Gathering Place for People." Soul food and atmosphere abound.
Contact MPBS, 1450 Lisbon St., Lewiston, Maine, 04240 or 1-800-884-1717 for viewing
information.
Journey's End, The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and Her Family,
Produced by Jane C. Beck, Vermont Folklife Center, 1992 Abstract: Daisy Turner, who died
at age 104 in 1988, sings the songs and tells her memories of her father Alec Turner on
this audio tape. One memory is about when he was part of a colony of former slaves who
worked at slate quarries in Williamsburg, Maine after the Civil War. Narrated by The
Honorable Barbara Jordon. May be obtained ($9.95 +) from http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/heritage.htm
or by writingThe Vermont Folklife Center, P.O.Box 442, Middlebury, VT 05753 |
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Afro-American
Genealogical Society (AAGS)- New England Chapter, c/o
42 Laurelwood Drive, Stoughton, MA 02072
Blockson, Charles L. , with Ron Fry, Black Genealogy, 1977
CD-ROM, put out by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, that includes records
from the Freedman's Bank. See http://www.familysearch.org
or call 1-800-537-5971
Greene, Bob, A Family Affair, a newsletter for the following families: Fisher,
Greene, Macon, Manuel, Mathews, Ruby. At MHS and MSL.
Greene, Bob, Maine Roots: The Manuel / Mathews / Ruby Family, 1995 , at
MHS and MSL
Greene, Bob, Maine Roots II: The Manuel / Mathews / Ruby Family, 1999,
at MHS
Hall, Douglas A. "Maine's people of color," Web sites are part of the Maine
Genealogical & History Project:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs/auburn/black/settler/black.html
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/me/maine/blacks/black.html
Heuston Cemetery Transcriptions. This black cemetery in Brunswick is being restored and
its history, along with other local black history, is being brought to the public's
attention through the work of Barbara Desmarais and others.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mebrucem/cem16.html
Linder,
Bill R., "Black genealogy: Basic steps to research,"
American Association for State and Local History,
Technical Leaflet 135
Wright, Roberta Hughes, and Hughes, Wilbur B. III, Lay Down Body: Living
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African-American
History Sites in Portland: Tours given to raise money
for the Committee to Restore the Abyssinian. Contact
Wells Staley-Mays at (207) 774-1100
Black Heritage Tours Inc: Tours, Speakers, Specialized
Events, 2032 Highway #7, East Preston, Nova Scotia
B2Z 1G1; Tel: (902) 462-4495; Fax: (902) 462-2011
Black
History of the Seacoast (New Hampshire): http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory
Caldwell Mystery Tours: History with Mystery, Brenda
Caldwell, 1186 Worcester Rd., Suite 230, Framingham,
MA 01701; Tel/Fax (508) 626-0848
Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, POB 5094, Portsmouth,
N.H. 03802; (603) 431-2768; pbhtrail@aol.com
http://www.seacoastnh.com/Black_History/Black_Heritage_Trail/Portsmouth_Black_Heritage_Trail/
Seacoast
African American Cultural Center (SAACC) in Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, 135 Daniel Street at the Portsmouth
recreation building. Phone:603-430-6027. The SAACC
has exhibits that change every two-three months. The
hours are Tues. & Thurs. afternoons and Sat. 10-4:00.
Call first to be sure it is open.
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Bachelder, Peter Dow, Four
Short Blasts: The Gale of 1898 and the Loss of the Steamer Portland, 1998. Abstract:
This history tells about the sinking of the SS Portland when everyone on board
drowned, including blacks who were both employees and passengers.
Baker, Delbert W., The Unknown Prophet, 1987. Abstract: A biography of
William E. Foy , from Maine, who was the first prophet of the Seventh Day Adventists
Bolster,
W. Jeffrey, Black Jacks: African American Seamen
in the Age of Sail, 1997. Abstract:
Definitive study about importance of blacks in American
maritime, particularly before the Civil War. This
sets the context for the importance of blacks in the
19th century maritime in Portland.
Dominic, Randolph, & Barry, William, Pyrrhus
Venture, 1983. Abstract: This
historical novel is a black man's life story, told
to his grandson as they are sailing back to Maine
from West Africa in 1816. Much of the novel is set
in Portland.
Dudley, Charles Edward, Sr., The Genealogy of
Ellen Gould Harmon White: The prophetess of the Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, and the story of the growth and
development of the Seventh-Day Adventist denomination
as it relates to African-Americans. Abstract:
Dudley's genealogy of Ellen Gould Harmon White, who
was born and raised in Maine, shows her black ancestry
on both sides. The book may be ordered through Dudley
Publications, 1604 Whites Creek Pike, Nashville, Tenn.
37207-4948. Ph: (615) 228-3306
Fairfield, Roy P. , Amanda's Cove: A Maine Coastal
Tale, 1989. Abstract: This is a
murder mystery about a black man, Dan, who came to
Saco on the Underground Railroad with his wife Amanda.
It starts out with his finding her dead body afloat
in a cove and his subsequent experience in finding
the killer.
Foley, Albert S., S.J., Bishop Healy: Beloved
Outcaste, 1954. Abstract: This is
a biography of the first black Roman Catholic bishop
in the United States and second bishop for Maine (1875-1900).
The Rt. Rev. James Augustine Healy (1830-1900) had
an enormous impact on Maine because of his leadership
for social reform, particularly as it impacted children,
widows, and Native Americans. Healy spoke French fluently
and required his priests in Maine to be bilingual,
including preaching in both French and English.
Horton, James Oliver & Lois E., In Hope of
Liberty: Culture, Community and Protest Among Northern
Free Blacks, 1700-1860, 1997. Abstract:
A great deal of information about blacks in New England
and a little about Maine.
Kenan, Randall, Walking on Water: Black
American Lives at the Turn of the 21st Century,
1999 - pgs. 78-97. Abstract: Kenan's
narrative on blacks in contemporary America, including
his experience in Maine interviewing Sterling Dymond
of Bangor, Herbert Heughan of Hermon, and Gerald E.
Talbot of Portland.
Lenz, Peter A., Colonial New England slavery:
(Aftrican, African-American, Indian) in Massachusetts,
NH and Maine, 1996. Abstract: Lenz has assembled
newspaper articles and other evidence of slavery in
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachussetts. He argues
passionately to remember the forgotten blacks who
were enslaved.
Lewis, Robert Benjamin, Light and Truth: Collected
from The Bible and Ancient and Modern History, containing
the Universal History of the Colored and the Indian
Race from the Creation of the World to the Present
Time, five editions from 1836 to 1851, at either
the AAA-USM; MHS; MSL; or SC-UM. Abstract:
Lewis wrote this first Afro-centric book in America.
He was born in Gardiner and worked in Bath, which
is likely where he invented a caulker for wooden boats.
He is among a few blacks before the Civil War who
received a patent.
Marriner, Ernest Cummings, History of Colby College,
1963. Abstract: There is a section on Samuel Osborne,
custodian at Colby College and mentor to hundreds
of students.
Mitchell, Steve, The Shame of Maine: Malaga ,
1999. There is a book of pictures and a separate
publication, "The Story behind the Pictures".
Moore, Ruth, Spoonhandle, 1946.
Abstract: Spoonhandle is considered by many
Mainers to be Ruth Moore's best novel. It takes place
on a big island, likely in Hancock County, and includes
a black family who came to the area from the Cape
Verde Islands via New Bedford, Conn. This family is
the most vulnerable among the native and year-round
population and eventually is taken advantage of by
the rich and powerful white outsiders who want their
land.
Neely, Barbara, Blanche Among the Talented Tenth,
1994. Abstract: This is a very
good murder mystery, which takes place at a black
summer colony in Maine.
O'Brien Collection of African American books, Special
Collections, Fogler Library, University of Maine,
Orono
http://www.library.umaine.edu/speccoll/manucol.htm
O'Toole, James M., Passing for White: Race, Religion, and the
Healy Family, 1820-1920, 2002. Abstract:
A history and analysis of the Healy family, including
The Rt. Rev. James A. Healy, Bishop of the Roman Catholic
Diocese in Maine and New Hampshire during the last
quarter of the 19th century. Healy was the first black
priest and bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in
America.
Pachai, Bridglal, Blacks, in series "Peoples
of the Maritimes," 1987, 1993. Abstract:
This provides a good background for the relationship
between blacks in the Maritime Provinces and Maine.
Padelford, Frederick M., Samuel Osborne, janitor,
1913. Abstract: This is the story of Samuel Osborne
(1833-1903), who was janitor at Colby College, where
he and his family are still remembered as being instrumental
to the quality of life for over 50 years. Samuel and
Maria's daugther, Marion, became the first black woman
to graduate from Colby.
Piersen, William D., Black Yankees: The Development
of an Afro-American Subculture in 18th Century New
England, 1988. Abstract: Excellent
analysis of New England (NE) blacks in the 17th, 18th,
and early 19th C. Nothing on ME, VT, and most of NH.
Shows how they translated their African heritage into
survival and a subculture and contributed to NE culture.
Potenzo, Diane, Editor, Henry Norman: American
Philosopher and Evangelist, 1843-1933, 2000
Web site: http://www.henrynorman.com
Abstract: Potenzo, a Maine publisher, has created
this anthology of Norman's ideas on "life, love,
religion and everyday practicality that is as amazingly
true today as it was for his time."
Quarles, Benjamin, The Negro in the American Revolution,
1961. Abstract: Maine was part of Massachusetts
during the American Revolution. Although Maine is
not mentioned specifically, there is much to be gained
in perspective from Quarles' work.
Sammons, Mark J. and Valerie Cunningham, Black
Portsmouth: Three Centuries of African-American Heritage,
2004. Abstract: This is an excellent history of a
substantial black community in Portsmouth, particularly
in Early American history, based on 30 years of research
by Cunningham and the skills of trained historian
Sammons.
Smith, Jessie Carney, Editor, Blacks First: 2000
Years of Extraordinary Achievement, 1994.
Abstract: This excellent history of blacks'
achievements includes several men in Maine: Macon
B. Allen, William D. Barney, Jr., James Augustine
Healy, E. Frederick Morrow, and Gerald E. Talbot
Spray, William, Blacks in New Brunswick,
1972. Abstract: This is the definitive
work on the history of blacks in New Brunswick,Canada.
Many black Maine families migrated from New Brunswick,
particularly to Bangor.
Who's Who Among Black Americans. This is
published periodically and includes some blacks in
Maine such as William D. Burney, Jr., John Jenkins,
and Gerald E. Talbot
Williams, Ben Ames, The Strange Woman, 1941.
Abstract: This historical novel is set in Bangor
from 1800 until the close of the Civil War. Two of
the turning points hinge on black people.
Winks, Robin W., The Blacks in Canada, 1971.
Abstract: This is the definitive work and very
informative about the Maritime Provinces, Quebec,
and places where Maine blacks might have migrated
from.
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Jordon,
William B., "The history of the negro in the state of Maine," In New England
Regional Conference (29th: 1967 Apr. 21-23: Portland, ME). May be seen at MHS and AAA-USM.
"Narrative of Phebe Ann Jacobs," Mrs. T.C. Upham, Tract No. 536, American Tract
Society. May be seen at SC-UM.
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, African American and American
Indian Patriots of the Revolutionary War, 2001. Copies of this publication may be
ordered from:
Office of the Corresponding Secretary General
NSDAR
1776 D St. NW
Washington, DC 2006-5303
National
Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Minority
Military Service, Maine, 1775-1783,
1990. May be seen at MSL.
"Portland Anti-Slavery History," separate
brochures on the Abyssinian Church, First Parish Church,
Franklin Wharf, India Street, and Quaker Meeting House,
written by fifth grade students at Presumpscot Elementary
School, 2000. May be obtained through the Committee
to Restore the Abyssinian (P.O. Box 11064, Portland,
Maine 04101) or seen at the MHS.
Sammons,
Mark and Cunnigham, Valerie, Portsmouth Black Heritage
Trail, 1996. Abstract: This is a resource book for
Portsmouth's Black Heritage Trail, which may be ordered
through them at P.O. Box 5094, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
03802. It is a considerable piece of detailed history
with maps.
Talbot, Gerald E.;
Jones, Carol J.; and Shepherd, George, Portland Branch NAACP, 1964-1984,
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Clough,
Stan, "Zion Upon a Hill: Portland's A.M.E. Zion
Church and Social Uplift in the Progressive Era,"
1994, M.A. Thesis, Univesity of Souther Maine. Abstract:
An excellent modern history of the black community
on Munjoy Hill in Portland and the importance of the
Green Memorial A.M.E. Church. May be seen at AACM-USM.
Connolly, Michael Coleman, "The Irish Longshoremen
of Portland, Maine,1880-1923," 1988, PhD Dissertation
for Boston College. Abstract: Approximately
15 pages outline the importance of blacks as longshoremen
in Portland before the Irish.
Lumpkins,
Charles L., "Civil rights activism in Maine from
1940's to 1971: Black Mariners, black and white activists,
and the resistance against racism," 1992, M.A.
Thesis in History -- University of Maine.
Mosher, John P., "No Greater Abomination: Ethnicity,
Class and Power Relations on Malaga Island, Maine,
1880-1912," 1991, M.A. Thesis. Abstract:
This covers the occupation of the island, work, attitudes
of the mainland, middle class reform, establishment
of the school, conflict between Phippsburg and Harpswell,
state's interference, and the purchase of the island
by Gov. Plaistead. It does not detail the removal
of Malaga Island residents.
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| Organizations and Projects |
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Committee
to Restore the Abyssinian
P.O. Box 11064
Portland, ME 04101
The Abyssinian on Munjoy Hill, Portland is the third
oldest standing African American church building in
this country. It has a campaign to restore the building
for an African American museum and cultural center.
Keith Rollins is Acting President of the Committee.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Breakfast, sponsored
by the Bangor and Portland Chapters of the NAACP
NAACP - Bangor Chapter , c/o James Varner, President, 314 South Brunswick St., Old Town,
Maine 04468; Tel: (207) 827-4493
NAACP - Portland Chapter, P.O. Box 361, Portland, ME 04104; Tel: (207) 253-5074; Fax:
(207) 776-7324
http://www.naacpportland.org
North-to-Freedom Statue
Chamberlain Freedom Park, 880 North Main St.
Brewer, Maine 04412
http://www.maineshistory.com/dirigo/UrStat.html
This larger than life bronze statue of a black man represents all those involved in the
Underground Railroad throughout the country: runaways and humanitarians. The Statue was
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| Publications |
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The
Black Pages of New England
P.O. Box 312
North Easton, MA 02356
(617) 298-3000; Fax (617) 298-3300
outside (978) 1-800-253-9333
email: tls@blackpagesnewengland.com
http://www.blackpagesnewengland.comThe Bridge: Helping
People to Communicate
Minority News Network
PO Box 11064
Portland, Maine 04104
Griot: Preserving African American History in Maine
Editor, Maureen Elgersman Lee
African American Archives of Maine
USM
PO Box 9301
Portland, ME 04104-9301
New England
Ancestors.Org, web site of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Beth Bower has a
piece on several African American manuscript collections, including scrapbooks on Malaga
Island, Maine, in their May 10, 2002 issue:
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/articles/research/?page_id=659&attrib1=1&seq_num=21002
Portland Press
Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram has a web site, "Historical timeline
of American Indians, African Americans and people of color in Maine":
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| Restaurants
(African-American) |
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Freedom
Cafe & African American Cultural Center
18 Silver St.
Waterville, Maine,
(207) 859-8742.
Open Thurs. - Sat., 5-9 p.m. |
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Underground Railroad in
Maine
Articles, Books, Resources |
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Blockson,
Charles L., "Escape from Slavery: the Underground Railroad," National
Geographic, July, 1984
Blockson, Charles L., Hippocrene Guide to the Underground
Railroad, 1994. Abstract: Blockson,
who chaired a U.S. Commission on the URR, which ultimately
recommended a program now administered by the National
Park Service, wrote this guide with photos and text.
There is mention of a few sites in Maine, based on The
Underground Railroad in New England booklet.
Burrage, Henry Sweetser, "A Fugitive Slave Case in Maine," Maine
Historical Memorials, 1922
Committee to Restore the Abyssinian
P.O. Box 11064
Portland, Maine 04101
Friends Quaker Church, Maple Grove. See Ruth Reed Mraz's article "Gateway to
Freedom," in ECHOES, October-December 2000
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