Prudence Crandall (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Yates
- First Published: 1955
- Time of Work: 1833–1886
- Setting: Canterbury, Connecticut
- Principal Characters: Prudence Crandall, George Benson, Almira Crandall, Sarah Harris, Andrew Judson, Samuel May, Calvin Philleo
- Genres: Nonfiction, Children’s literature, Biography
- Subjects: African Americans, Abolitionists, Education or educators, Schools or school life, Women’s issues, Students or student life, Biography, Society of Friends or Quakers
- Locales: Canterbury, CT
Form and Content
The first chapter of Prudence Crandall: Woman of Courage, by Elizabeth Yates, begins in January, 1833, with a dramatic scene between Andrew Judson, the mayor of Canterbury, Connecticut, and Quaker teacher Crandall. He had come to confront her with the complaints that the townspeople had made concerning Crandall’s boarding school, a conflict that began with the admission of an African-American girl. As the narrative unfolds, the issue evolves from the local level to a state and then a national concern.
Yates does not include a discussion of...
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