Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2012
Keywords
Maine Civil Rights March & Rally Committee, Maine Civil Rights March, Maine Human Rights Act, Maine Human Rights Act 1998, Golden Ribbon Campaign, Interfaith Vigil Against Hate Violence, Video Recordings
Abstract
Description:
The Maine Civil Rights March & Rally Committee was formed in response to the February 1998 repeal of the civil rights law which had been enacted in May 1997. They organized a march, rally and fundraising entertainment event on Oct. 18, 1998. They followed these events with a vigil in memory of Mathew Shepard, with services held in several parts of the state on Oct. 18, 1998. The Committee also sponsored an "Interfaith Vigil Against Hate Violence" in Bangor on Oct. 7, 1999. The Archives contains some records of the Committee, blank cards representative of an effort to have people write messages in support of their mission, stickers and pins, promotional materials for the march and rally, video recordings of the event, programs from the 1999 vigil, and 2 large banners.
Size of Collection:
3 ft.
Recommended Citation
Maine Civil Rights March & Rally Committee Archives, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
Included in
American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Provenance:
Maine Civil Rights March & Rally Committee Archives was donated in 2009 by Jean Lavigne, the Treasurer and coordinator of the rally site for MCRMRC.
Ownership and Literary Rights:
Maine Civil Rights March & Rally Committee Archives is the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or her/his legal heirs and assigns.
For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections, susie.bock@maine.edu