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Prudence Crandall, American educator (died 1890)

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Prudence Crandall

American civil rights pioneer (1803–1890)

Prudence Crandall was an American schoolteacher and activist. She ran the Canterbury Female Boarding School in Canterbury, Connecticut, which became the first school for black girls in the United States. She was the sister of Reuben Crandall, the defendant in the Trial of Reuben…
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September 3

Day of the year

September 3 is the 246th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 119 days remain until the end of the year.
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