Senate votes...to apologize for state-supported eugenics

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https://vtdigger.org/2021/05/12/senate-votes-unanimously-to-apologize-for-state-supported-eugenics/

On a unanimous vote, senators gave preliminary approval to a joint resolution, J.R.H.2, that lays out the eugenics movement’s history in Vermont, the General Assembly’s role in supporting it and the harm that the movement caused to huge swaths of Vermonters.....

...Sen. Richard McCormack, D-Windsor, said one of the most important things a person can do is tell the truth, and not just the truth about good things, but also own up to mistakes that have been made...

“Confession is good for your soul, but also, if we don’t address the bad stuff, we don’t have a good understanding,” McCormack said. “There are those who think we’re being too negative or that we’re denigrating our state or our nation by telling the truth. The fact is, eugenics happened. It was disgraceful, and we need to own it.”