BRATTLEBORO — Yes, I am aware that Rosa Parks was not the first Black person to refuse to give up her seat on the Montgomery bus.
Claudette Colvin was 15 and pregnant, and a conscious decision was made by the folks planning the bus boycott to have Rosa Parks be the one, as they felt that she, rather than Claudette, would garner greater sympathetic news coverage.
I feel bad for Claudette, as she was really the first one who I know of to refuse. She should be in the history books.
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Prior to the revote regarding the Guilford Free Library renovation project, the Selectboard will host a public informational meeting as required by law on Monday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. Polls will be open at the Town Office on May 24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The question will be handled via Australian ballot. At this point, the informational meeting will be held virtually via Zoom, as was the meeting prior to the first vote on March 1. Chair...
It's very difficult to talk about homeless people without seeming overly idealistic or fatalistic. Or, worse, to seem just clueless. Even the right phrase: homeless, houseless, homeless-by-choice, housing challenged, couch surfing, tent city-ing. To bastardize Leo Tolstoy, "every homeless person is homeless in his, her, and/or their own way." Since I live downtown, I've developed a passing relationship with several people who live downtown - on the street during the day and wherever they can at night. One of them,
The 19th Annual Collegiate A Cappella Benefit Concert will take place on Saturday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m., at Brattleboro's historic Latchis Theatre. Among the six groups slated to perform are the Vassar Devils, featuring Brattleboro native Ben Brady. Brady, a 2020 graduate of Brattleboro Union High School, is studying astronomy and physics at Vassar. He sings baritone with the Vassar Devils and serves as the group's assistant music director. As a high school student, Brady was a frequent performer...
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