Podcast: Samuel James on 99 years of creating the whitest state in the nation

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Beacon Podcast
Beacon Podcast
Podcast: Samuel James on 99 years of creating the whitest state in the nation
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Ben talks with journalist, storyteller and musician Samuel James about his podcast “99 Years“, which he describes as a Black exploration of the deliberate creation of the whitest state in the nation. They talk about the erasure of Black history from Maine, Portland’s Charter Commission, Malaga Island, and Maine’s history of racist place names. Cate and Esther join for rays of hope!

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