Prudence Crandall: Teacher for Equal Rights (On My Own Biographies)

When Prudence Crandall opened a school for young girls in 1831, she didn't expect trouble. But that is just what she got when she allowed African American girls to attend. A Quaker and abolitionist, Prudence defied the prejudiced attitudes and violent actions of those around her and fought to keep her school open when few others would have dared. Describes the life of the teacher and abolitionist who ran the first private secondary school for young African American women. The story of the woman who opened a school for young black ladies in the 1800's