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About Prudence Crandall Museum
The Prudence Crandall Museum in Canterbury, CT, is an International Site of Conscience and a National Historic Landmark. It preserves the site of the Canterbury Female Boarding School, where Prudence Crandall admitted Black students in the 1830s, sparking national attention and impacting civil rights. Visitors can explore the exhibit Canterbury Female Boarding School: Courage, Conscience, & Continuance and learn about the school's teachers and students. Conversational tours connect the school's history to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.
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Serving Canterbury, CT
The Prudence Crandall Museum in Canterbury, CT, is an International Site of Conscience and a National Historic Landmark. It preserves the site of the Canterbury Female Boarding School, where Prudence Crandall admitted Black students in the 1830s, sparking national attention and impacting civil rights. Visitors can explore the exhibit Canterbury Female Boarding School: Courage, Conscience, & Continuance and learn about the school's teachers and students. Conversational tours connect the school's history to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.