Windsor Considers Renaming Street that Honors Slave Owner

The town of Windsor is considering renaming a street that honors a former resident who owned a slave, reports WCAX.

Jacob Street is named after Stephen Jacob, a local lawyer and politician, who purchased and owned Dinah Mason, a black slave, after Vermont outlawed slavery in 1777.

On Juneteenth of this year, a nonprofit dedicated to Windsor’s historic preservation placed a marker outside Jacob’s home that honors Mason.

The Windsor select board is set to continue the discussion on whether or not to rename the street on Tuesday.