Don Keelan: We’ve come a long way

Vermont has joined the rest of the nation in celebrating Black History Month. It comes at a time when much had been mentioned that racism exists in Vermont. I really don’t see this and, at the same time, with a state population of over 625,000, I am not blind to the fact that there very well might be residents who practice racism.
One reason it is difficult for me, and I am sure for others of my generation (World War II), is that we had witnessed segregation, discrimination, riots, the civ