Prudence Crandall's Legacy : The Fight for Equality in the 1830s, Dred Scott, and Brown V. Board of Education / Donald E. Donald E. Williams and Donald E. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Donald E., Jr., 1957- author.

Williams, Donald E., author.

Series:

Driftless Connecticut series.

The Driftless Connecticut Series and Garnet Bks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--Connecticut.

Discrimination in education.

School integration--Connecticut--History.

School integration.

Women teachers.

Women teachers--Connecticut--Biography.

Women teachers--Illinois--Biography.

Crandall, Prudence, 1803-1890.

Crandall, Prudence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (495 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

2022.

Middletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Prudence Crandall's Legacy; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Fire in the Night Sky; 2 Liberators; 3 Education for All; 4 A Mountain of Prejudice; 5 The Black Law; 6 Sanctuary Denied; Illustration; 7 On Trial; 8 Judge Daggett's Decision; 9 Romantic Revolutionaries; 10 Race Riots; 11 Appeal for Equality; 12 The End of the Beginning; 13 Family Trials and Tragedies; 14 Dred Scott and the Winds of Change; 15 The Civil War; 16 Reunions and Farewells; 17 Pursuit of Justice; 18 Prudence Crandall in the Twentieth Century; Epilogue; Notes; Illustration Credits; Index

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-8195-7471-6

OCLC:

881416721