The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students
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They threw rocks at the school windows. Villagers refused to sell Miss Crandall groceries or let her students attend the town church. Her schoolhouse was mysteriously set on fire. The town authorities dragged her to jail and put her on trial for breaking the law. Her crime? Trying to teach African American girls geography, history, reading, philosophy, and chemistry.
Exciting and eye-opening, this account of the heroine of Canterbury, Connecticut, and her elegant white schoolhouse at the center of town will give readers a glimpse of what it is like to try to change the world when few agree with you.
Exciting and eye-opening, this account of the heroine of Canterbury, Connecticut, and her elegant white schoolhouse at the center of town will give readers a glimpse of what it is like to try to change the world when few agree with you.
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ISBN: 9781328740847
Published Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: English
Page Count: 150
Size: 9.05" l x 7.58" w x 0.39" h
Age Classification: Ages 9 to 12
Category
Tweens Nonfiction