African American Maritime History in Maine

243 Washington St,Bath ME 04530

05 May, 2022

Description

Retired journalist and genealogist Bob Greene will discuss Black contributions to Maine's maritime heritage. A native of Portland and at least the eighth generation of his family to be born in Cumberland County, Bob Greene is a retired journalist and genealogist who has researched the Black history of his native state for years. He helped with the seminal work, “Maine’s Visible Black History, The First Chronicle of its People,” which was co-authored by H.H. Price and Gerald E. Talbot. Greene will expand our understanding of Maine’s maritime heritage to include Black contributions and histories that were always present but often overlooked. Website: https://www.mainemaritimemuseum.org/organizer/maine-maritime-museum/