Civil rights
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Gardiner, Augusta Civil Rights Teams honor Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual celebration
Despite remote learning since winter break, Gardiner's and Augusta's Civil Rights Teams have found ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, while Skowhegan Area High School is focusing on personal pronouns.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2020
Portland renames school for Maine’s first Black legislator
The former Riverton Elementary School formally became the Gerald E. Talbot Community School during a ceremony Monday.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
Maine AG files civil rights complaint against Portland man
Attorney General Aaron Frey alleges the man used violence against a lesbian woman during an incident at the Northgate Plaza in Portland.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Watch: John Lewis mourned as ‘founding father’ of a better America
The late civil rights icon is eulogized by three former presidents and others at his funeral in Atlanta.