Historical Marker
Celebrating Champlain
Historical marker location:
Burlington, Vermont
( Marker is at the intersection of College Street and Lake Street, on the right when traveling west on College Street.)
Parades and Pagentry.
Vermont was home to the first African American college graduate: In 1823, Alexander Twilight became the first African American college graduate in the United States. He earned his degree from Middlebury College in Vermont.