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flag A Maine mansion honors enslaved people linked to its founders through a new artwork, acknowledging their exploitation and the family’s slave-based wealth.

flag The Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine, is acknowledging its historical ties to slavery through a new artwork by New Orleans artist Carl Joe Williams, commissioned to honor at least 27 enslaved people linked to the Morse family, who profited from slavery in New Orleans hotels. flag Though the individuals never lived in Maine, the mansion’s Unwilling Architects Initiative since 2021 has sought to uncover their stories, using limited records and a single photo of David Wilson. flag The painting, “Foundation for the Present, Paid in the Past,” funded by a $3,000 grant and supported by Indigo Arts Alliance, will be permanently displayed, helping the museum shift focus from decorative art to the human cost behind its wealth.

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