Sarah Harris Fayerweather

Sarah Harris Fayerweather (1812–1878) was an African-American born 16 April 1812 in Norwich, Connecticut, who in 1832 as an aspiring teacher was admitted to Prudence Crandall's school in Canterbury, Connecticut, considered to be the first integrated schoolhouse in America.[1] Because of her admission, the school was forcibly closed under the notorious Connecticut Black Law of 1833.[2] In 1833, she married a blacksmith, George Fayerweather, and they moved to live in New Haven for several years.[3] She later resided in Kingston, Rhode Island at the Fayerweather homestead and took up anti-slavery causes. She died on 16 November 1878 in Kingston and was buried at the local Old Fernwood Cemetery.[4] In 1970 Fayerweather Hall, a dormitory on the campus of nearby University of Rhode Island, was named for George and Sarah Fayerweather.[5]

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  1. ^ Wormley, G. Smith."Prudence Crandall", The Journal of Negro History Vol. 8, No. 1, Jan. 1923.
  2. ^ "Black Law of 1833". Yale University. http://www.yale.edu/glc/citizens/stories/module4/documents/black_law.html. Retrieved 29 December 2011. 
  3. ^ "Sarah Harris Fayerweather". African American Resource Center. http://www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com/gfaol/resource/AfricanAm/Fayerweather.htm. Retrieved 28 December 2011. .
  4. ^ "Fayerweather House". Kingston Improvement Association, Kingston, Rhode Island.. http://kingstonimprovementassociation.org/fayerweather.html. Retrieved 28 December 2011. 
  5. ^ "University of Rhode Island History and Timeline". University of Rhode Island. http://www.uri.edu/home/about/history_timeline.html.