State and National Recognition for Alexander Lucius Twilight

On July 1, 2020, United States Representative Peter Welch read a celebration and remembrance of African American Alexander Lucius Twilight into the Congressional Record.  In the Vermont State House, Mr. Twilight’s birthday, September 23, was officially designated as Alexander Twilight Day on June 19, 2020. The concurrent resolution was sponsored by Vermont State Representatives Vicki Strong of Albany, Lynn Batchelor of Derby, Mark Higley of Lowell, Paul Lefebvre of Newark, Michael Marcotte of Coventry, Woodman Page of Newport City, Brian Smith of Derby, and Samuel Young of Greensboro and Senators John Rodgers and Robert Starr.