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Tag: slavery

A man and two children ride quickly on horseback across a grassy landscape, with muted, hazy lighting in the background.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: Federal Fugitive Slave Law met stern opposition in Vermont

by Mark Bushnell September 21, 2025, 7:47 amSeptember 22, 2025, 10:28 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: The memoir of Jeffrey Brace

by Mark Bushnell January 19, 2025, 7:06 amJanuary 17, 2025, 6:01 pm
Posted inOpinion

Bob Stannard: We can learn a lot from penguins 

by Opinion July 30, 2023, 7:10 amJuly 28, 2023, 2:10 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont formally amends constitution to fully abolish slavery and enshrine abortion rights

by Sarah Mearhoff December 13, 2022, 1:24 pmMay 2, 2024, 1:00 pm
Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.
Posted inOpinion

Stu Lindberg: Prop 2 won’t help the 40 million enslaved people in the world

by Opinion November 17, 2022, 7:07 amMay 2, 2024, 10:01 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont voters pass constitutional amendment explicitly prohibiting slavery

by Auditi Guha November 8, 2022, 10:31 pmMay 2, 2024, 10:02 pm
Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.
Posted inOpinion

Martin Green: Article 22 will put Vermont on the wrong side of history

by Opinion October 31, 2022, 7:04 amMay 3, 2024, 10:55 am
Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.
Posted inOpinion

Debbie Ingram: As good, decent people, let’s vote to abolish slavery, without exception

by Opinion October 19, 2022, 7:07 amMay 2, 2024, 10:03 pm
Barbed wire fence with metal posts, set against an overcast sky.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Would Vermont’s anti-slavery amendment impact prison labor? Advocates say rhetoric ‘misses the point.’

by Sarah Mearhoff September 20, 2022, 9:04 pmOctober 31, 2022, 2:19 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Rutland County

Rutland NAACP calls on fairgrounds to ban sale of racist items after slavery-era shackles sighted at local gun show

by Ella Ruehsen August 17, 2022, 8:44 pmAugust 17, 2022, 8:44 pm
Posted inOpinion

Eileen Manion: 21st-century slavery — we have already seen horror stories

by Opinion July 7, 2022, 7:10 amJuly 6, 2022, 10:36 am
Posted inOpinion

George Longenecker: Our teachers are not demons in the classroom

by Opinion June 29, 2022, 7:07 amJune 28, 2022, 11:55 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Advocacy groups kick off campaign supporting constitutional amendment to formally abolish slavery

by Jenna Peterson June 17, 2022, 7:12 pmMay 2, 2024, 10:03 pm
Posted inLife & Culture, Windsor County

Historic marker in Windsor to honor woman enslaved by Supreme Court justice

by Valley News June 16, 2022, 7:42 amJune 15, 2022, 10:07 pm

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