Amazing Grace: The American Spiritual
Maine’s Black History
The Amazing Grace experience doesn’t end with the performance. We have curated a selection of resources about Black history in Maine to complement the concert and enrich your understanding.
Landmarks
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Books
Maine’s Visible Black History: The First Chronicle of Its People by H.H. Price and Gerald E. Talbot
Lives of Consequence - Blacks in Early Kittery & Berwick in the Massachusetts Province of Maine by Patricia Q. Wall
Black Bangor: African Americans in a Maine Community, 1880-1950 (Revisiting New England: The New Regionalism) by Maureen Lee
Ashley Bryan: Words to my Life’s Song by Ashley Bryan and Bill McGuinness
articles
In Maine, a Hidden History on Malaga Island – US News
Why Is Maine So White? And What It Means To Ask The Question – Maine Public
Community Organization News – Amjambo Africa!
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Podcasts & Videos
Black History in Maine: The Stories and Contributions of Maine's Black Individuals and Communities and Maine's Role in the Slave Trade: Little-Known History of Slave Trading in New England – Maine Public Radio, Maine Calling
Anchor of the Soul – Documentary by Maine Memory Network
Freedom’s Woods: The African American Community of Peterborough in Warren, Maine – Maine Historical Society