Vermont state officials have declared September 23rd as Alexander Twilight Day statewide, reports NBC 5.
Twilight became the first Black American to graduate college in the United States in 1823 when he earned his degree at Middlebury College.
After graduating college, Twilight went on to become a teacher, principal, the first POC state legislator, and a pastor.
September 23, 2020 will mark the 225th anniversary of his birth, and will henceforth be celebrated as Alexander Twilight Day.
A ceremony was held at the Stone House Museum in Brownignton, Twilight’s former home, that kick started the beginning of a four-day celebration.
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