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Gr 7–10—This graphic novel follows one of the earliest civil rights legal cases in America, which grew from one woman's effort to educate Black girls. Prudence Crandall ran a girls' boarding school in Canterbury, Connecticut, and in 1832, she opened the school to Black students. The locals protested; educating girls was a waste of time but educating Black girls was dangerous. As the white girls left and Black girls enrolled, the community responded with vandalism, blocking supplies, and e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More