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Some of the earliest fights over Black education in the United States happened long before the Civil Rights Movement most people study in school.

#BlackHistory #BlackEducation #AfricanAmericanHistory #PrudenceCrandall #BlackVoices #BlackHistoricalSites #BlackCommunity

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It began because one young black woman, Sarah Harris, dared to ask for an education, and one headmistress, Prudence Crandall, dared to say yes.

Find out more about CT's State Heroine, visit cwhf.org

#PrudenceCrandall #SarahHarris #CWHF #CTStateHeroine #EqualityInEducation #HumanitarianDay

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Take a look at a fascinating bit of American history in Wilfrid Lupano & Stéphane Fert's SURROUNDED: America’s First School for Black Girls, 1832. #americanhistory #prudencecrandall #blackhistory #educationhistory
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Never forget America’s history and what was endured to achieve a semblance of equality! SURROUNDED: America’s First School for Black Girls, 1832 by Wilfrid Lupano & Stéphane Fert #prudencecrandall #civilrightshistory #civilrightsactivist #civilrights #civilrightsmovement
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We may be biased but can’t recommend SURROUNDED: America’s First School for Black Girls, 1832 by Stéphane Fert & Wilfrid Lupano enough. An important moment in civil rights history rendered entertaining and artful in this graphic novel. #prudencecrandall #civilrights
tinyurl.com/24srvem3

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Thanks to Foreword Reviews for an excellent review of Stéphane Fert & Wilfrid Lupano’s SURROUNDED: America’s First School for Black Girls, 1832 #civilrights #segregation #prudencecrandall

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Spot on review of Wilfrid Lupano & Stéphane Fert SURROUNDED: America’s First School for Black Girls, 1832 by @publisherswkly.bsky.social #civilrights #americanhistory #prudencecrandall
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We couldn’t agree more, TheArtsStl! The gorgeous art by Stephane Fert is a Trojan horse for this important true story of civil rights history. #surrounded #civilrightsmovement #prudencecrandall #abolition
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This 1984 #book tells about three brave white #women who opened #schools for #Black #children in the #UnitedStates in the mid- #19thCentury. $75. #Booksky #biography #teachers #education #racism #PrudenceCrandall #MargaretDouglass #MyrtillaMiner

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Great stuff! I love reading about progressive activists like #PrudenceCrandall Thanks for sharing @louisemayberry.bsky.social

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She Stood Alone (1991)
She Stood Alone (1991) YouTube video by AlsoTV

Yes! I looked for that movie after I did found out about her while doing research for my discussion threads.

Here it is for anyone who haven't seen it.

#KeepItWoke
#PrudenceCrandall
#SheStoodAlone
#WomansHistoryMonth

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We are positively thrilled to reveal #stephanefert cover art for SURROUNDED: America's First School for Black Girls, 1832 by #WilfridLupano. A fascinating episode in civil rights history. #blackhistory #prudencecrandall #civilrightsmovement
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