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Legislature Takes Up Resolution to Apologize for Role in Eugenics Movement

More than 50 House lawmakers have sponsored a resolution that would formally apologize for their predecessors’ roles in the Vermont eugenics movement. The apology is a necessary step toward atoning for the sins of that “dark period” in Vermont’s history, said Rep. Kate Webb (D-Shelburne), the resolution’s lead sponsor, during testimony on Tuesday before the […]

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