slavery

• Published

  February 18, 2023
  

  Portland’s Victoria Mansion confronts its ties to slave economy

  The city landmark was the vision of a Mainer-turned-Southerner on the eve of the Civil War. But the 'unwilling architects' who built Ruggles Morse's fortune have largely been ignored.

• Published

  February 3, 2023
  

  Maine’s seafaring history marred by long-ignored, disgraceful chapter

  There’s new attention to Maine’s role in the slave trade of the 1800s, and on Friday a national expert will discuss how a Portland ship captain became one of the most notorious participants.