Maine

A Progressive School Reform Movement Sweeps Maine

by Andy O'Brien
October 22, 2023October 22, 2023
Radical Mainers

In the 1830s and ’40s, a reform movement emerged in New England to ensure that all children — regardless of wealth, religion or status — could access a quality education. But the roots of public education in Maine stretch back… Read More »A Progressive School Reform Movement Sweeps Maine

Radical Mainers: When Portland’s Waterfront Resounded With the Songs of Black Maritime Workers

by Andy O'Brien
July 3, 2023July 3, 2023
Radical Mainers

By Andy O’Brien Originally appeared in The Bollard, February, 2023 Think I heard my captain say Pay me my money down T’morrow is my sailin’ day Pay me my money down Wish’t I was Mr. Coffin’s son Pay me my… Read More »Radical Mainers: When Portland’s Waterfront Resounded With the Songs of Black Maritime Workers