A small African-American community thrived in southern Chittenden County starting in the late 1700s. One Black Vermonter is said to be the first Black college graduate in the U.S., while another ...

Vermont set to honor the state and nation’s first known African American poet by Kevin O'Connor ... of a historic marker at the Vermont Welcome Center in Guilford sometime this fall.

The state is commissioning a portrait of Alexander Twilight, the first African-American legislator in the United States, with plans to hang the artwork in the Vermont Statehouse by 2022.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WFFF) — A Vermont lawmaker wants to require licensed teachers in the state to take a course in African American history. “So that they have even a little bit of foundation to ...

Andrew Harris – Located at the University of Vermont in Burlington, the sign honoring the 1838 UVM graduate remarks that he was one of the first African Americans to earn a college degree and co ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont legislator has introduced a bill that would require a three-credit college course in African American history to be licensed as a teacher. Rep. Maida Townsend, D ...

Washington, D.C., the heart of American politics, transforms into a breathtaking fall foliage display during autumn. While exploring the city’s historic landmarks and monuments is a given, it ...

The Vermont African American Heritage Trail gives some insight into the significance of many locations across the region to African American History and Civil Rights. Skip to content.

Cynthia D. Bittinger’s new book, “Vermont Women, Native Americans and African Americans,” does not over-stress this “saddest chapter” in 20th century state history.

Orleans County Historical Society/Old Stone House Museum – This Northeast Kingdom site tells the story of Alexander Twilight, who, the Vermont African American Heritage Trail brochure notes, was ...