Join author Carol Gardner as she presents on the subject of her 2025 book, The Divided North: Black and White Families in the Age of Slavery. This historical narrative follows two actual families from Portland, Maine—one Black and one White—who were deeply involved in the slave trade and the antislavery movement throughout the 1800s. Their exploits, as slave captains, political activists, and operatives on the Underground Railroad make for an engaging—and eye-opening—discussion of Maine’s Black history. Books will be available for sale and signing.