The Interco(a)stal Initiative

Interco(a)stal: Reading Between the Ribs of Maine's Maritime History is a yearlong, place-based project that uses monument reinterpretation as a framework for historical recovery, artistic exploration, and civic dialogue.

Interco(a)stal Archives

Here, you’ll find the archives for the Interco(a)stal Initiative—art, research, ephemera, perspectives, and more. Email where@atlanticblackbox.com with any questions / comments / feedback / requests. Note: this content will be expanded.

Archives
Brig Baron de Castine and the Slave Trade
Kate McMahon & Jules Thompson
Brig Baron de Castine and the Slave Trade
Kate McMahon & Jules Thompson
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Kate McMahon & Jules Thompson
The Nest: Early Cape Verdean Families in Maine
Michele Christle
The Nest: Early Cape Verdean Families in Maine
Michele Christle
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Michele Christle
Captain Frederick Allen, Maine Sea Captain
Anna Durand
Captain Frederick Allen, Maine Sea Captain
Anna Durand
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Anna Durand
Shipwright Willis Pinder: Going Beyond Enumerating Maine’s Black Maritime Laborforce
Kelly Page & Sophia Richter
Shipwright Willis Pinder: Going Beyond Enumerating Maine’s Black Maritime Laborforce
Kelly Page & Sophia Richter
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Kelly Page & Sophia Richter
Held Taught: Ten Enslaved Lives—and the Tension Within a Maine Family’s Legacy
Kate Tremblay & Jill Whitchurch Dixon
Held Taught: Ten Enslaved Lives—and the Tension Within a Maine Family’s Legacy
Kate Tremblay & Jill Whitchurch Dixon
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Kate Tremblay & Jill Whitchurch Dixon
Ingredients of Empire
Anna Durand
Ingredients of Empire
Anna Durand
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Anna Durand
Captain Zina Lewis: The First Black Captain on the Kennebec River
Kori Tanzer
Captain Zina Lewis: The First Black Captain on the Kennebec River
Kori Tanzer
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Kori Tanzer
A Sturgeon's History of the Kennebec River
Kelly Page & Sophia Richter
A Sturgeon's History of the Kennebec River
Kelly Page & Sophia Richter
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Kelly Page & Sophia Richter
How (Un)Sweet It Is: Searsport in the Cárdenas Sugar Trade
Cipperly Good
How (Un)Sweet It Is: Searsport in the Cárdenas Sugar Trade
Cipperly Good
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Cipperly Good
To the Bitter End: Four Freedom Fighters and the Invisible Line Binding Maine to Jamaica
Kate Tremblay & Jill Whitchurch Dixon
To the Bitter End: Four Freedom Fighters and the Invisible Line Binding Maine to Jamaica
Kate Tremblay & Jill Whitchurch Dixon
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Kate Tremblay & Jill Whitchurch Dixon
Maine Families, Wealth, and the Domestic Slave Trade
Lisa Simpson Lutts
Maine Families, Wealth, and the Domestic Slave Trade
Lisa Simpson Lutts
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Lisa Simpson Lutts
Pillars of Their Community: Portland, Maine’s Black Mariners
Kathy DiPhilippo & Seth Goldstein
Pillars of Their Community: Portland, Maine’s Black Mariners
Kathy DiPhilippo & Seth Goldstein
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Kathy DiPhilippo & Seth Goldstein
Fiddler on the Point: St. Domingo-Born Musician Major John “Jack” Douglass in 19th-Century Maine
Michele Christle
Fiddler on the Point: St. Domingo-Born Musician Major John “Jack” Douglass in 19th-Century Maine
Michele Christle
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Michele Christle
The Three Cape Verdean Sailors on the Wyoming
Anne Farrow
The Three Cape Verdean Sailors on the Wyoming
Anne Farrow
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Anne Farrow
The Eight Black Seamen: Recovering the Forgotten Crew of the Wyoming
Anne Farrow
The Eight Black Seamen: Recovering the Forgotten Crew of the Wyoming
Anne Farrow
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Anne Farrow
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