Examining Prudence Crandall's forbidden school for Black girls

A battle over integrating classrooms began in Connecticut long before the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. Prudence Crandall is known as the heroine of Connecticut, with a statue memorializing Crandall and a Black student sitting in the state capitol. Crandall transformed a vacant Canterbury home into a school and, in 1831, opened the Canterbury Female Boarding School, where she and her sister taught alongside other educators. Read more: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/lo... -- ➡️Subscribe to FOX61 for exclusive content:    / foxctlive   ➡️Visit our website: https://www.fox61.com/ Follow FOX61 News on social media! ➡️FACEBOOK:   / fox61news   ➡️TWITTER:   / fox61news   ➡️INSTAGRAM:   / fox61news   Download the FOX61 News APP ➡️ iTunes: Click here to download ➡️ Google Play: Click here to download Watch us On Demand with FOX61+! Stream Live on ROKU: Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching FOX61. Steam Live on FIRE TV: Search ‘FOX61’ and click ‘Get’ to download.