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In the northeastern corner of the United States, Maine has a reputation as a place where citizens mind their own business and visitors escape from the bustle of city life. The sign at the state border reads Welcome Home, which would seem to indicate that people from all walks of life are invited to make their home in the state. However, despite this welcoming mentality, Maine is still the least diverse state in the country. It may rank second in equality among the 50 states, but Maine has a hidden history of racism that it has battled to overcome, most glaringly the example of what happened on Malaga Island in the early 20th century.Malaga Island: A Rocky and Rugged PanoramaThe Maine coast is known for its rocky outcroppings. Source: SDantzer / Wikimedia CommonsPart of the municipality of Phippsburg, Maine, Malaga Island is located off the coast of Phippsburg proper. Its about twenty miles northeast of Portland, the largest city in Maine. Sitting at the mouth of the New Meadows River in the Atlantic Ocean, it neighbors other coastal islands, including Bear Island and Harbor Island, formerly known as Horse Island. Malagas name may refer to an Abenaki word for cedar. Others have suggested the name arose from the shipwreck of a brig that was loaded with timber from Malaga, Spain. It was also known as Mitchells Island in the 18th century.Like much of the Maine coast, Malaga Island is rocky. The island has a beach, but instead of a sandy one, it is a shell-encrusted expanse. Forty-two acres in area, as of 2024, the island was owned by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, with no residents inhabiting it. Despite its current status as a nature preserve, Malaga has a history that is deeply entwined with its historical population. The residents of Malaga were the center of a great tragedy that befell the island at the start of the 20th century.History of SettlementBenjamin Darling arrived on the Maine coast as part of a crew planning to establish a saltworks in Phippsburg. Source: CBuske46 / Wikimedia CommonsMaines Indigenous people inhabited Malaga Island periodically within the last thousand years, but despite archaeological activity, very little is known about these early residents. Many of Malaga Islands later residents could trace their lineage to Benjamin Darling, an African American man who had lived in the West Indies. Likely a slave, he arrived in Maine, then part of Massachusetts, in the late 18th century with Captain Darling. The legend states that Benjamin saved the captains life during a shipwreck, and in return, the captain gave him his freedom and a sum of money. Benjamin Darling used those funds to purchase Horse Island, about a half mile southeast of Malaga.Darlings descendants later diffused to other islands in the vicinity, including Malaga. The first known family to live permanently on Malaga was that of Henry Griffin and his wife, Fatima (Darling). They built their home on the east side of the island in the 1860s. The majority of Malagas residents were Black or mixed-race people, born free of the bondage that still existed in other areas of the US, according to Maines status as a free state. Despite this, racism was still prevalent throughout the country, and intermarriage was discouraged. By 1900, the population of Malaga totaled around forty people.Economic Struggles and a Bad ReputationProponents of the eugenics movement believed that the study of the skull and brain, known as phrenology, gave clues as to the individuals mental status and suitability for procreation. Source: Wellesley College Library / Wikimedia CommonsThe early 20th century was a period of rapid and sweeping change in Maine. Social reform was a popular cause, as it was in many areas of the country. At the same time, the economy was suffering as the golden age of shipbuilding and fishing came to a close. Despite the interest in social change, eugenics was becoming a popular theory among many. These ideas blamed heredity for things like immorality, criminality, and disability, pushing for only those who met certain social standards to be allowed to reproduce.The citizens of Malaga would be caught in the eugenics movement. Gossip and yellow journalism soon led to the Malaga community facing numerous accusations. They were said to be escaped southern slaves, immoral, lazy, dumb, and alcoholic. They were referred to as Malagaites, a term that was viewed as a racial slur. This poor reputation was damaging to Maines rising tourist industry, which was a saving grace in a time of economic trepidation.Fishing from canoes and small boats was an important endeavor for Malaga residents. The Fog Warning by Winslow Homer, 1885. Source: Museum of Fine Arts Boston / Wikimedia CommonsWhile some of the residents of Malaga may have been considered to be living in poverty by some standards, they were largely a subsistence community. Fishing, not only for fish but lobsters and clams, sustained a large part of their diet. They grew small gardens in the rocky soil. Some residents traveled to the mainland to work or sold baitfish and clams. Carpenters, laundresses, and housekeepers were among those who lived on Malaga. It was a challenging way of life, but it worked.People living in Phippsburg worried that the basic, sometimes rundown cabins and shacks on Malaga were affecting their property values and reducing the areas tourism value. As early as the 1890s, efforts began to dismantle the community, masked by a false concern to help the Malaga citizens.Rare KindnessesThe Eason family in front of their home on Malaga Island in 1911. Source: Maine State MuseumNot everyone was on a mission to destroy the Malaga community. George and Lucy Lane, missionaries who frequented the Maine coast, arrived on Malaga Island in 1906. The Lanes focused their efforts on educating Malagas children. They conducted fundraisers enabling the construction of a permanent school building on the island. Students learned typical educational pursuits along with art, music, and domestic skills. The school reportedly had a good reputation, and at least one student came from the mainland in Phippsburg, paying tuition to attend the school. The Lanes also procured funds for clothing and other necessities to benefit the children.Eviction EnsuesMalaga Islands red schoolhouse. Source: Maine Coast Heritage TrustDuring the summer of 1911, Maine state governor Fredrick Plaisted, accompanied by an entourage of state officials, visited Malaga to see the conditions there for himself. He admitted that the school was impressive but stated that the shacks should be burned, as the appearance of the island was not creditable to the state. Not long after the governors visit, the Perry family of Phippsburg laid claim to ownership of the island. The state upheld the Perrys claim to the land, though later investigation found no confirmation that a deed supporting their ownership ever existed. Despite this, the state supported the Perrys, and went on to purchase Malaga Island from the family early in 1912. Next, the state served the people of Malaga with an eviction notice. After over fifty years of habitation, the citizens were ordered to vacate by July 1, 1912.More Than a MoveMap of Malaga Island. Source: Maine Coast Heritage TrustContinuing their sweeping changes to the lives of Malaga residents, a doctor serving on the governors executive council signed paperwork that committed eight Malaga residents to the Maine School for the Feeble Minded without any consultation with the individuals or their families. This state-run mental institution has a tragic history, including incidents of abuse and forced sterilization. No aid or alternative housing was offered to Malaga residents needing to relocate. A state representative traveled to the island on the deadline and found Malaga completely vacated. The residents had dismantled and moved their homes in accordance with the eviction order.The Malaga Island Memorial located in New Gloucester, ME, at the former location of the Maine School for the Feeble Minded, now Pineland Farms. Source: Seasider53 / Wikimedia CommonsTo push the eviction to completion, the state exhumed the cemetery on Malaga Island. Seventeen graves were combined into five caskets, which were then transferred to the School for the Feeble Minded and buried in the cemetery there. Most of the residents who had been interred in the school would join their ancestors in the graveyard in the years that followed. The Malaga residents who had been forced from their homes scattered across the Maine coast, and most worked to hide their identity. The Malagaite slur continued to be commonly used around the state.Maine Governor John Baldacci issued an apology to Malaga descendants in 2010. Source: Debbie Houston / Wikimedia CommonsAs time passed, the story of Malaga Island was largely buried. However, as attitudes changed with modernity, descendants of the Malaga Island residents began to share memories and reflections on this horrible period of racism in Maine history. Archaeological excavations and new research have brought the conversation about Malaga back to the public sphere.In 2010, Maine Governor John Baldacci issued a public apology in conjunction with a resolution passed in the state legislature expressing profound regret regarding the eviction. Its impossible to travel back in time and fix the injustices issued to Malaga Islands residents by the state and their fellow Maine citizens, but the continued discussion surrounding dark history such as these events is key to building understanding and awareness to strengthen humanity moving forward.

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