Has Our History Whitewashed the Revolutionary War?

LCHA continues our 2026 Winter Lecture Series on February 12, welcoming back a Winter Lecture Series favorite, Bob Greene! Thanks to sponsor J. Edward Knight Insurance, this online lecture is free and open to the public, pre-registration is required to receive the link to participate!

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Has Our History Whitewashed the Revolutionary War? Bob Greene will explore this question and show that if you look carefully, you’ll realize that all of us took part in making us America. In this talk, Bob highlights some of the Black folks connected to Maine who were there when it counted during the Revolutionary War.

A native of Portland, Bob Greene is the eighth generation of his family to be born in Cumberland County. His roots in Maine stretch back into the 1700s. After graduating from Portland High, Bob went off to college and a career as a journalist, covering among other things airplane crashes, Mississippi River floods and the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He has met three presidents: Harry Truman, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. And, as The Associated Press Tennis Writer, Bob traveled the world covering the sport. After retiring he returned home to Maine where his genealogical research has led to his deep knowledge about Maine’s Black history. He currently teaches a Black History of Maine course at OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at the University of Southern Maine. Bob also is a recipient of the Maine Historical Society’s Neal Allen Award, which is presented each year for exceptional contributions to Maine History.