Why did Prudence Crandall open the Canterbury School? A
to educate immigrant children
B
to educate girls
С
to educate African American girls
D
to provide religious education

The Canterbury Female Boarding School, in Canterbury, Connecticut, was operated by its founder, Prudence Crandall, from 1831 to 1834. When townspeople would not allow a black girl to enroll, Crandall decided to turn it into a school for black girls only, the first such in the United States. So the answer is C. To educate African American girls.