Stephen Bates
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Vergennes Black sheriff honored in his birthplace
An unexpected phone call to Oakham, Mass., resident Larry Schuyler ultimately led to the installation of two historic markers — one in Vergennes, one in Virginia — highlighting…
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Bixby to host online program on Black sheriff
Stephen Bates was born into slavery in 1842 on Virginia’s Shirley Plantation. Fourteen years after the Civil War, he was elected sheriff of Vergennes, a position which he…
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Vergennes to recognize Vt’s first Black sheriff, elected there in 1879
Vermont’s first known elected Black sheriff and chief of police, Stephen Bates, lived in Vergennes more than a century ago. Bates will be honored with the unveiling and…