Learn about Robert Benjamin Lewis, a local inventor and author from the 19th century.

Brian Stanton talks about the impact of the hip hop group Public Enemy #1 on his political consciousness.

MHS freshman Grace Tetreault shares her biographical sketch of Ella Fitzgerald.

Enjoy a children's read-aloud about a man, his horse, and their lessons on kindness. (About 20 minutes in length.)

Read MHS junior Lily Rice's reflection on the Tulsa Massacre of 1921.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaks at Bowdoin: 1964

Learn about Dorothy Height, champion of civil rights and the rights of women.

A short video about the Orangeburg Massacre (1968).

Read MHS Junior Olivia Cunningham's reflection about Barbara Smith, a pioneer of black feminism.

Marla Davis shares what she's learned about George Tinney, Sr., a Bath entrepreneur.

Suzanne Davey shares her research about an artifact from the National Museum of African American History and Culture tied to Anita Hill, who testified at Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

Dustin Ward shares a wealth of information about the life and work of W.E.B. DuBois, a leading civil right activist and intellectual during the post-Civil War era. DuBois was instrumental in the founding of the NAACP.

Fourth grader Phoebe Olcott shares her biography of Wilma Rudolph.

Junior Benjamin Doughty of Morse High School shares his take on one of the greatest boxing matches of all time.

A video presentation by Sheila Spear on the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and its enduring consequences.

Morse High School junior Lizzy Wallace writes about baseball great Hank Aaron.

Patten Free Library's Katy Dodge shares a read-aloud about the life of Josephine Baker.

Morse High School junior Emmaleigh Fish shares her research on a 1965 civil rights protest in Greenville, South Carolina.

Learn about David Driskell, a long-time summer resident of Maine, and an eminent artist, scholar, and teacher.

Enjoy a wonderful recording of Maya Angelou performing her poem "And Still I Rise."

Morse High School junior Zachery Swanson reflects on a photo from the scrapbooks of west coast civil rights activist Francis Albrier (1898-1987).

A profile of Bessie Coleman, the first female black pilot, by Librarian Dawn Lee.

Enjoy this excellent presentation on the life of Matthew Henson, an under-recognized polar explorer. Slide show shared courtesy of Bowdoin College's Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum.

We have one more children's read-aloud on the life of Florence Mills, a performer and comedienne during the Harlem Renaissance.

Maine author Abdi Nor Iftin shares reflections on being an refugee, an immigrant, and a black person in Maine.

Learn about the life of Civil War soldier and Bath resident, George Augustus Freeman, from this presentation by Brenda Cummings and Tim Richter of the Bath Historical Society.

Outreach and Instruction Librarian Roberta Jordan shares a brief history of Malaga Island, as told through a series of postcards from 1908-1912.

Learn about Maine Preservation's amazing interactive mapping project on Maine's Black History.