Whereas, present racial inequity stems from the history of enslavement;

Whereas, 400 years of racism in the United States has divided humanity and denied the dignity due every human being;

Whereas, the whitewashing of Vermont's history with abolitionist movements made it seem that it fully eliminated slavery in its constitution, and this whitewashing creates a division between White and Black Vermonters;

Whereas, when a people try to hide the reality of oppression, it distorts the relationship between people;...