America’s Whitest State Welcomes Black Immigrants (and Elects Them Too) — Political Religions

Christopher Rhodes
Nov 7 · 5 min read

How Maine is a very unusual state, socially and politically.

I spent the summers after my Junior and Senior years in college working as a camp counselor in Maine (quite a feat for someone with no athletic ability and a very low tolerance for the outdoors). Each summer, I decided to play a game in my head: I…

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Dr. Christopher Rhodes is a Lecturer in Social Sciences at Boston University and an expert on religion, identity and politics.

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