Keywords: Protest signs
Item 31004
High School protest, Lubec, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 105847
Women's Suffrage march in Market Square, Houlton, ca. 1912
Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1912 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
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Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.
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A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides
Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.
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"… and sometimes this took the form of open protest along major roadways and riverways in the form of more direct methods."
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Colby College Special Collections
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Black Lives Matter Protest Portland, Maine
by Joanne Arnold
Documenting the signage at Portland Police Station following the BLM Protests of June 2020
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I was a regional volunteer coordinator for the Women’s March
by Erica McNally
Erica McNally's experiences in Washington at the Women's March, 2017
