Hello Readers! Two weeks ago, a reader, Dana Karuza, asked us: “ Do you feel skin color is less or no longer an issue for your generation?” We feel our generation has come a long way in the journey to racial equality, but to this day we still have some people who cannot embrace the fact that we are all equal. However, there are many things that we can do to prevent racism such as going to marches at the capital and in everyday life standing up for the people we love, respect, and things we feel strongly about. Everybody should have equal rights, no matter what their skin color is. So, in many ways, yes, racism is less of an issue now and there will never be a world where everyone believes in the same things- diversity makes our world interesting- but we can certainly strive for a world without racists. Thank you for reading! Alexander Twilight Girls We encourage questions and comments from our readers!
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Ichabod Twilight went missing when Alexander was at a very young age, putting Alexander in charge of the family. Alexander then had to work to pay off the family debts, putting off his schooling by years. Working for the local church, Alexander met the headmaster of Middlebury College who, by having had a conversation with Twilight, was probably influential in the acceptance of Twilight to Middlebury. We believe Twilight was accepted into Middlebury because he appeared to be a white man, even though his heritage was African American. But, unlike most African Americans, he had very light skin so he was able to get away with passing as white. He graduated from Middlebury in 1823, after just three years of college. Later, he moved to Peru, New York to become a school teacher and met his future wife Mercy Merrill. They got married in 1826 and moved to Brownington, Vermont, just 90 miles North of Dartmouth where he remained for most of his later years.
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AuthorsGabrielle and Esme have been researching Twilight thoroughly for three years. They started off working on their Vermont History presentation and eventually ended up, more recently, presenting at Boston History Camp in Boston, Mass. Archives
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