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All CT residents should learn about Prudence Crandall

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Prudence Crandall v. Connecticut was the first full- throttle civil rights case in U.S. history. The case laid the framework for the 14th Amendment (Equal Protection) to the Constitution. The Black Law was repealed, and both the Town of Canterbury and the Connecticut Legislature apologized. Her name was cleared and she was given a $400 a year.

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All CT residents should learn about Prudence Crandall

I do a lot of public speaking about Prudence Crandall across the state, and I am surprised how many Connecticut citizens don’t know about our official heroine. During Women’s History Month in March, I am issuing a statewide challenge for students, teachers and adults to devote at least 15 minutes to go online or to their libraries and study her life and legacy. In a day and age in which we need good, godly role models, Crandall qualifies. I thin…

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