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Alexander Lucius Twilight (September 23, 1795 – June 19, 1857), born free in Vermont, was the first African-American person known to have earned a bachelor's degree from an American college or university upon graduating from Middlebury College in 1823. An educator, minister and politician, he was licensed as a Congregational preacher, and worked in ministry and education all his career. In 1829 Twilight became principal of the Orleans County Grammar School. There he designed and built Athenian Hall, the first granite public building in the state. In 1836 he was the first African American elected as a state legislator, serving in the Vermont General Assembly. His house and Athenian Hall are included in the Brownington Village Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). ==Early life and education== Alexander Lucius Twilight was born September 23, 1795, at Corinth, Vermont.〔("Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont" ), Middlebury College〕 His father Ichabod Twilight was free, of mixed-race, and a Revolutionary War veteran. His mother Mary, also free, was described as white or light-skinned.〔("Alexander Twilight" ), Black Past, accessed 15 Dec 2008〕 Twilight worked for a neighboring farmer in Corinth, starting around 1802 when he was eight years old. For the next 12 years he read, studied, and learned mathematics while working in various farm labor positions.〔(Old Stone House Museum. )〕 He enrolled in Randolph’s Orange County Grammar School in 1815 at the age of 20. From 1815 to 1821, he completed all secondary school courses as well as the first two years of a college-level curriculum.〔 He then attended Middlebury College in 1821, where he graduated in 1823. His baccalaureate degree made him the first African American to receive a degree from an American institution of higher learning, although this fact was not made widely known until Amherst College claimed to have awarded the first bachelor's degree to an African American to Edward Jones in 1826.〔("A History of Amherst College". )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander Twilight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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