John Dewey

Historical marker location:

186 South Willard Street, Burlington, Vermont

( Marker is on South Willard Street (U.S. 7) 0.1 miles south of Main Street (U.S. 2), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2004

Philosopher and Pioneer in Modern Education.

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.