This Mainer is the only American ever executed for slave trading November 20, 2017Historyafrica, erie, execution, maine, portland, ship, slave, this week in portland history, trade By Troy R. Bennett In 1860, he traded whiskey for 897 human beings. Half of them were children.
These old and new Mainers are finding common ground in each other’s language December 1, 2016Home, Newsafrica, angola, Burundi, change, congo, hope, safety pin, tolerance By Troy R. Bennett “I think the point of tonight is just to get people together and help people get to know each other by learning and sharing with each other, the languages that we speak.”