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Maine's Visible Black History: The First Chronicle of Its People
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by Gerald E. Talbot and H. H. Price
Sales Rank: 170283
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List Price: $35.00
$25.55
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 448 pages
Published by: Tilbury House Publishers May 1, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0884482758
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0884482758
Book Dimensions:
9.8 x 7.8 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 3 pounds
Product Review
"an accomplishment unmatched in its breadth, and promises to be a resource for years to come." -- The Griot, Univ. of So. Maine, Spring 2007
"astounding chroniclerich source of information and a springboard for researchers, teachers, students and historians" -- Working Waterfront/Inter-Island News, November 2006
"chock full of information and images about black Mainersa awesome, groundbreaking accomplishment." -- The Forecaster, August 3, 2006
"remarkable achievement, poignant, endowed with the kind of intuitive storytelling that captivateslively reading that clears the head and exhilarates the mind." -- Maine Sunday Telegram, February 4, 2007
"rich resourcecovers nearly four centuriesfascinating array of articles, memoirs, biographical sketches, genealogical listings and photographs" -- Portland Press Herald, August 7, 2006
"smartly crafted, informative, and entertaining well writtenbook's strengths are its variety and depth of subjects." -- Central Maine Newspapers, February 4, 2007
"uncovers and reveals a rich and long-neglected strata of state historyvery real connection to regional and national events." -- The Maine Event, Sept, 2006
Product Description
Black men and women have been integral parts of Maine culture and society since the beginning of the colonial era. Indeed, Mainers of African descent served in every American conflict from the King Philip's War to the present. However, the many contributions of blacks in shaping Maine and the nation have, for a number of reasons, gone largely unacknowledged. Maine's Visible Black History now uncovers and reveals a rich and long-neglected strata of state history and proves a very real connection to regional and national events. Drawing on the great writing of contributors Herb Adams, William David Barry, Beverly Dodge Bowens, Stephen Ellis, Leigh Donaldson, Bob Greene, Douglas Hall, Charles L. Lumpkins, Reginald Pitts, Marcia Robinson, Geneva McAuley Sherrer, Helene Ertha Vann, and others, the project covers many facets of history including Slavery in Maine (which lasted until 1783), work, religions, family, education, military service, community, social change, arts and science, sports, politics, law, civil rights, underground railroad, and the contributions of individual men and women. There are appendices, resources for students, and an index. The book's extraordinary illustrations document black life from Aroostook County to York County through the centuries.
Authors/Editors Price and Talbot, with the many contributing writers, are owed a lasting debt. They have given us a substantive, often poignant volume that deserves a place on every Maine bookshelf. Never again will anyone seriously suggest that black people have played little or no role in the development of Maine.
Reader Reviews
Every state should strive to make such an effort to capure its African American history and Price and Talbot did a tremendous job.
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