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Prudence Crandall's Legacy: The Fight for Equality in the 1830s, Dred Scott, and Brown V. Board of Education Paperback - 2016

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Compelling account of the abolitionist's life, legal battles, and legacy

Prudence Crandall was a schoolteacher who fought to integrate her school in Canterbury, Connecticut, and educate black women in the early nineteenth century. When Crandall accepted a black woman as a student, she unleashed a storm of controversy that catapulted her to national notoriety, and drew the attention of the most significant pro- and anti-slavery activists of the day. The Connecticut state legislature passed its infamous Black Law in an attempt to close down her school. Arrested and jailed, Crandall's legal legacy had a lasting impact--Crandall v. State was the first full-throated civil rights case in U.S. history. The arguments by attorneys in Crandall played a role in two of the most fateful Supreme Court decisions, Dred Scott v. Sandford, and the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education. In Prudence Crandall's Legacy, author and lawyer Donald E. Williams Jr. marshals a wealth of detail concerning the life and work of Prudence Crandall, her unique role in the fight for civil rights, and her influence on legal arguments for equality in America.

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Title Prudence Crandall's Legacy: The Fight for Equality in the 1830s, Dred Scott, and Brown V. Board of Education
Author Donald E. Williams
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Pages 476
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wesleyan University Press
Date 2016-06
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
ISBN 9780819576460 / 0819576468
Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.4 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 3.56 cm)
Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Black History
Library of Congress subjects Illinois, History
Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

DONALD E. WILLIAMS JR., former president of the Connecticut State Senate, is the Director of Policy and Research for the Connecticut Education Association. He holds a J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law and a B.S. in journalism from Syracuse University. He lives in Brooklyn, Connecticut.