Wednesday, February 24, 5:00 p.m. EST

Alexander Twilight, a racially ambiguous man born in Bradford, Vermont, in 1795, is known as the first Black graduate of an American college (Middlebury College), the first Black state legislator (Vermont), and the first Black headmaster of a grammar school in Vermont. In this virtual presentation, Bill Hart, Professor Emeritus of History at Middlebury College, discusses the significance of Twilight’s many achievements and examines his complicated racial identity.

Historic New England – In partnership with the Old Stone House Museum and Historic Village, Brownington, Vermont.