Tours of Amistad are available 7-days a week through April 17, 2001. Crandall was an educator who opened her house as a boarding school for young African-American girls, despite popular objection, boycotts, two trials and an appeal to the state's supreme court. It was Ms. Crandall's passionate crusade in fighting for racial equality and social reform that led the state in 1995 to honor her as Connecticut's state heroine. This National Historic Landmark features reconstructed, historically accurate rooms, changing exhibits, a library and a gift shop. As an outspoken abolitionist, Stowe's controversial novel was a pivotal point in the movement to abolish slavery.
Exhibits focus on family antiques, Victorian furnishings and the gardens.
Guided tours are available during regular operating hours. The exhibition runs through February 28, 2001. Located at 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT Known as the oldest state house in the nation, it is also the site of the first written constitution, and famed Amistad and Prudence Crandall trials. Spectators relive history as they watch the dramatic performance and listen to the original transcripts that were used during the trials. Located at 600 Main Street, Hardford, CT Recognized as the nation's oldest continuously operating public art museum.