Macon Bolling Allen went on to become the nation’s first African American judge and was a partner at the first Black-led firm in South Carolina.
Black History Month
For generations, Black Mainers made sure Vacationland was open to all
During the Jim Crow era, Black tourists to Maine found recreational spaces where they were welcomed, not shunned.
Harry Stewart Jr., decorated Tuskegee Airmen combat pilot, flew 43 missions over Europe
The World War II fighter pilot could not find work as a commercial pilot because of discriminatory practices.
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, auction houses and art galleries. She was also a Black woman who passed as white.
A young, Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s; but an older colleague took the credit
Historians are working to shine a light on Alice Ball’s legacy and contributions to an early treatment of a dangerous and stigmatizing disease.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.