Statement Published in the Bennington Banner

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dc.contributor.authorAbernethy, William B.
dc.contributor.authorBloustein, Edward J.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Donald R.
dc.contributor.authorCondon, Robert
dc.contributor.authorFlanagan, Francis B.
dc.contributor.authorGil, Gloria
dc.contributor.authorGross, Chaim
dc.contributor.authorHaynes, Spencer B.
dc.contributor.authorPowers, Lawrence F.
dc.contributor.authorRowe, Leonard
dc.contributor.authorToolan, James M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-17T19:02:26Z
dc.date.available2016-05-17T19:02:26Z
dc.date.issued1968-04-12
dc.description.abstract"We are white people. It was our forefathers who came to this country in search of freedom and yet who made black people into slaves; it was our forefathers who carried black people from Africa to America in boats of New England timber. We are white people. It was our forefathers who signed the Declaration of Independence with its claim that all men are created equal and yet who also signed the Constitution of the United States of America whose original form treated black people as three-fifths of a human being..." In 1968: Williams B. Abernathy was the pastor at the North Bennington (VT) Congregational Church; Edward J. Bloustein was the president of Bennington College; Donald R. Brown was a social science faculty member at Bennington College; Robert Condon was a local business owner; Francis B. Flanagan was the pastor of Sacred Heart Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Bennington; Gloria Gil was a co-founder of Bennington Potters; Chaim Gross was the rabbi of Congregation Beth El in Bennington; Lawrence F. Powers was a local politician and business owner; Leonard Rowe was a social science faculty member at Bennington College; James M. Toolan was the medical director of United Counseling Service.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11209/9627
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.titleStatement Published in the Bennington Banneren_US

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