![]() ![]() A popular saying in Maine was "You're always from away," and yet Lewiston's citizens were having trouble adjusting to this latest group of immigrants from far away. Longtime residents of Lewiston were uncomfortable with people whose language, religion and customs were markedly different. Lewiston, overwhelmingly white, became the home base for thousands of Somali refugees. One Goal is the story of a high school soccer team in Lewiston, Maine, that helped bring together a racially divided city. This is the fourth book for Bass, who is director of the honors program and a professor of history at the College of New Rochelle in New York. Today we are joined by Amy Bass, author of the book One Goal: A Coach, A Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together (Hachette Books, 2018). ![]()
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