Vermont Reads 2011 from the Vermont Humanities Council and Vermont Public Radio

Fifty years after its publication, "To Kill A Mockingbird" is still widely taught in schools and its issues of racial injustice, compassion, class and innocence resonate as strongly today as when the novel was published.

VPR is examining race in Vermont with a series of reports and commentaries all this week during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. And in a live Vermont Edition broadcast on May 4, students from Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester will discuss "To Kill A Mockingbird" and what it means to them.

RACE IN VERMONT
- Burlington Works Toward Inclusive Schools
  May 6, 2011
  The Burlington School District is the most diverse in the state. More than 60 countries are represented in the student body, and 27 percent of the students are of color. It's a multiracial, multicultural environment - and one that the district works hard to make inclusive.
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- Vermont Reads: Teaching Diversity
  May 6, 2011
  This morning we conclude our series, Vermont Reads, To Kill a Mockingbird, VPR's collaboration with the Vermont Humanities Council's statewide reading program. Today, we explore how we talk to young children about race.
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- Vermont Reads: Study Examines Racial Profiling In Vermont
  May 5, 2011
  All this week VPR is taking a look at race in Vermont as part of the Vermont Humanities Council's state-wide reading program, Vermont Reads, To Kill a Mockingbird. Today we look at the criminal justice system. Is racial profiling happening in Vermont's police departments? For years no one knew,…
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- Vermont Reads: Local Connections
  May 5, 2011
  All this week, VPR has been looking at race in Vermont, as part of our collaboration with the Vermont Humanities Council's statewide reading program. This year's selection is To Kill a Mockingbird. Many events have been planned around the state to explore the novel and its themes. This month,…
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- Vermont Reads: Racial Profiling
  May 5, 2011
  All this week VPR is discussing race in Vermont. Today we look at the criminal justice system. The issue of whether or not justice is color-blind has long been debated in this country. Many people of color in Vermont say are stopped more frequently by police officers, and are targets for…
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- Vermont Reads: Census Shows Increase In Multi-Racial Families
  May 4, 2011
  All this week, VPR is examining the role of race in Vermont as part of a series inspired by "To Killing a Mockingbird." Last year's census showed that Vermonters who claim to be two or more races make up the largest minority population in Vermont. But when the Jones family moved…
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- Vermont Reads: High School Students Discuss "To Kill A Mockingbird"
  May 4, 2011
  As part of VPR's week-long series, Vermont Reads "To Kill A Mockingbird," we are broadcasting live from an auditorium at Burr & Burton Academy in Manchester, talking to high school students about how "To Kill A Mockingbird" resonates with them today.
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- Vermont Reads: Families Discuss Race
  May 4, 2011
  All this week, VPR is examining the role of race in Vermont as part of a series inspired by "To Killing a Mockingbird." The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was chosen by the Vermont Humanities Council this year for Vermont Reads, its annual statewide reading program. Today, we look at race…
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- Vermont Reads: VT Tribes Formally Recognized
  May 3, 2011
  All this week VPR is examining race as part of our 2011 collaboration with the Vermont Humanities Council's Vermont Reads statewide reading program. For the original Vermonters, the Abenaki, eugenics and racial prejudice led to a life lived in the shadows, where their ancestry was hidden, not…
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- Vermont Reads: Leaving Eugenics Behind
  May 3, 2011
  Immigrants of many nationalities, including Irish, Italian and French-Canadian, were among Vermont's earliest settlers. And their presence complicated attitudes about race.
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