The complex history of Alexander Twilight, nation's first African American to earn a bachelor's degr
Tucked away on Franklin Street at Vermont's Middlebury College sits a modest, red-bricked building bearing the name of Twilight Hall. It pays homage to the first student of African descent who graduated from Middlebury in 1823. Alexander Twilight was also the first Black person to obtain a bachelor's degree across America – a piece of history Middlebury is proud to represent.At Northern Vermont University, there is Alexander Twilight Theater and in Boston, there is Alexander Twilight Academy, which offers year-round academic programming for middle school students from under-resource.......