PRUDENCE CRANDALL MUSEUM // Connecticut's Cultural Treasures

In 1831, Prudence Crandall opened a private academy for the daughters of the white families of Canterbury and neighboring communities. Sarah Harris approached Crandall and was accepted as the first black woman as a student at the Academy. In 1833, Crandall decided to close the school and re-open it as one exclusively for "young Ladies and Little misses of color". Connecticut's Cultural Treasures is a new series of 50 five-minute vignettes that profiles a variety of the state's most notable cultural resources. PRUDENCE CRANDALL MUSEUM http://www.friendsofprudencecrandallm... Connecticut Office of Tourism http://ctvisit.com/ CPTV http://www.cpbn.org/program/connectic... © 2013 Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.