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The Forbidden Schoolhouse
The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students
By Jurmain, Suzanne
- ISBN
- 978-0-61847-302-1
- Publisher
- Houghton
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2005
Gr 7-9 Jurmain describes the difficulties Crandall faced when she decided to open a school for African-American females in Canterbury, CT. Although she had the support of William Lloyd Garrison, editor of the antislavery publication the "Liberator"; Reverend Samuel May, a Unitarian minister; and other...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2005
In 1833, after reading an article in William Lloyd Garrison's antislavery newspaper The Liberator, Prudence Crandall opened a school for middle-class black girls in Canterbury, Connecticut. The school was almost immediately attacked by both local vigilantes and men bearing lawsuits (the Connecticut legislature was moved to pass a new statute banning schools from admitting out-of-state black students). She met e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
