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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09124 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1834 |
| Title | Report of the arguments of counsel, in the case of Prudence Crandall, Plff. in error, Vs. State of Connecticut, before the Supreme Court of Errors, at their session at Brooklyn, July Term, 1834 |
| Date | 1834 |
| Author | Garrison & Knapp (fl. 1834) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Prudence Crandall, having allowed black children into her school, was tried by the State of Connecticut for violating a law against the education of colored children who were not inhabitants of the State, which required consent of the town of jurisdiction. The judge, holding that blacks were not citizens and were devoid of constitutional rights, ruled in favor the State. Here, before the Supreme Court, her counsel argues that "A distinction founded in color, in fundamental rights, is novel, inconvenient and impracticable." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Women's History Supreme Court Education Reform African American History Law Government and Civics Quaker |
| People | Crandall, Prudence (1803-1890) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Education; African Americans; Law; Government & Politics; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |