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IronLionZion

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12. I didn't know that, thanks for sharing

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2016, 03:53 PM

Aug 2016

that's quite a story that gentleman had. He was the first AA elected to a state government, in Vermont!

Today, he would be considered bi-racial or mixed race because both his parents were mixed. But in the early 1800s he would definitely be considered black. Good that he was in the north.

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The first AA college graduate built this amazing structure; to this day how he did it is a mystery [View all] cali Aug 2016 OP

A real mystery... how in the world did he move those huge granite stones?... clarice Aug 2016 #1

Amazing man. Graduated from Middlebury College. Was elected to the VT cali Aug 2016 #3

And yet...all some people want to know about is The Kardashians !!! Sad.nt clarice Aug 2016 #5

Probably from a state with lots of Granite whistler162 Aug 2016 #4

DOH !!!!!! nt clarice Aug 2016 #6

Except there were no granite quarries in Orleans County in 1834 cali Aug 2016 #8

Very cool. Thanks for posting this. K&R. nt tblue37 Aug 2016 #2

Wow! That's amazing! ailsagirl Aug 2016 #7

i cant get over how cool the last name Twilight must be. nt retrowire Aug 2016 #9

Quite a few buildings in VT named after him cali Aug 2016 #10

Good post! From my reading of early-modern Florida history, dormitories were critical... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #11

I didn't know that, thanks for sharing IronLionZion Aug 2016 #12

Vermont outlawed slavery in its constitution in 1777 cali Aug 2016 #13

Hmmm...could Mr Twilight have built Stonehenge, as well...? First Speaker Aug 2016 #14

huh? cali Aug 2016 #15

Sorry--just an attempt at humor that fell flat... First Speaker Aug 2016 #16

Beautiful building. Hissyspit Aug 2016 #17