Read Post One HERE
In this post I will continue to share the story of Sarah Harris Feayerweather. She lived from 1812 - 1878.
Sarah was admitted to Miss Crandall's school, but this caused an immediate furore among the parents of white students in the school and the Canterbury townspeople. Parents withdrew their daughters from the school, forcing Mis Crandall to briefly close it. After consultations with a number of black and white abolitionists, Miss Crandall re-opened her Academy in April 1833, exclusively serving "Young Ladies and Little Misses of Colour."
This created another furore in the town: stores refused to sell to students, churches refused admittance for services, doctors refused to provide medical services.The young girls, who averaged fifteen years old, experienced frequent harrassment and taunting whenever they appeared in public.
In response to Miss Crandall opening her school to black girls, the Connecticut Legislature passed the infamous Black Law of 1833, making it illegal to educate black children from out of state without permission from the state.
Read Part One Hundred And Eighteen HERE
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