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Race, protest and democracy in America

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This article by Ryan LaRochelle of the University of Maine at Farmington was originally published on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on June 30, 2020. In a few days, Americans will celebrate the Fourth of July. In 1852, the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester, New York, invited abolitionist Frederick Douglass to give a speech on the […]

Bipartisan support needed to protect American democracy

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This article by Linda Beck and Nicole Kellett of the University of Maine at Farmington was originally published on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on June 16, 2020. By Linda Beck and Nicole Kellett, Opinion guest column • June 16, 2020 6:00 am Nearly half a century ago, historian Arnold Schleshinger Jr. wrote about the rise of […]