Prudence Crandall (b. 9/3/1803) admitted one black girl to her school in 1831 - the town rebelled, so she educated only black girls in her CT school despite adversaries and horrific attacks. On April 1, 1833, twenty African-American girls from Boston, Providence, New York, Philadelphia, and surrounding areas in Connecticut arrived at Miss Crandalls School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color. Andrew T. Judson had stated: ...we are not merely opposed to the establishment of that school in Canterbury; we mean there shall not be such a school set up anywhere in our State. The colored people can never rise from their menial condition in our country; they ought not to be permitted to rise here. They are an inferior race of beings, and never call or ought to be recognized as the equals of the whites. (The school is now a museum- please read the attached brief history - there are twists and turns that may interest you.)
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:28:03 +0000
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