Summary Of Prudence Crandall: Champion Of Negro Education

The journal written by Miriam R. Small and Edwin W. Small entitled Prudence Crandall: Champion of Negro Education explores the journey of a white schoolteacher, Prudence Crandall who prompted controversy during the 1830’s while trying to equalize the education system for African-American women. Furthermore, she opened a private school located in Canterbury, Connecticut in the fall of 1831, where she permitted the admittance of a female 17 year-old African-American student named Harris. In doing so, this lead to the very first integrated classroom in the United States. Alternatively, townspeople and Harris’ classmates were exceedingly upset and attempted to procure her dismissal from school. This then lead to the removal of currently enrolled

Board of Education and the Interest-Convergence Dilemma the author Derrick A. Bell Jr. explains the increasingly influential landmark United States Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education that took place in 1954. The case argued that the segregation of black and white individuals into two separate schools was unconstitutional. In addition, Bell goes into depth explaining that the system that was present in their time, which was that of racial separation, was appearing from the outside looking in, to be seen as providing equal consideration and treatment of black and white Americans. Therefore, Bell explains that the Court finally dictated that this has to be the end of state-mandated racial segregation within public schools. Furthermore, this activist movement was crucial in the development of African-American educational rights because it gave rise to the importance of equality and paved the way for African-American women and men to receive the same rights as white Americans. During my research I found this source to be extremely accurate because of its presentation of mostly facts, however, this method of writing made it somewhat difficult to grasp at first read but after reading it multiple times the information became much more clear. In addition, this book ranged in diversity because it not only talked about African-American women and educational rights but men also, which helped make the overall picture come together more easily. The

Richardson that is titled Black Women’s Educational Alliance: Philadelphia Chapter sheds light upon a non-profit organization that focuses on expressed concerns about equality of opportunities for black women in all divisions of the education system. Richardson goes on to explain, that this alliance, which was founded in 1975, for both professional and intellectual purposes develops an expressive need for sustaining networking. As well as focusing on educational rights of African-American women, this alliance also focuses on issues such as: politics, women’s rights, career advancement, and job security. Richardson acknowledges the main mission of this alliance is to provide opportunities for and to bring together African American women, by achieving personal growth and growing professionally through aspects of support, recognition and leadership. During my research I found this source to be extremely helpful, un-challenging to comprehend and very informative. This article explained all aspects of the Black Women’s Educational Alliance and brought to my attention the main points and important points that were needed to grasp in order to get the full message of what the alliance stands for. The author, Lisa L. Richardson of this source is highly reputable, she is the president of the Black Women’s Educational Alliance and has been since 2012. This source is relevant to my topic because it demonstrates how in our present society there are now