What denomination did the only school to provide tri-racial students an education follow?
Melungeon Melungeon ( ) is a term traditionally applied to one of numerous "tri-racial isolate" groups of the Southeastern United States. Historically, Melungeons were associated with the Cumberland Gap area of central Appalachia, which includes portions of East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and eastern Kentucky. "Tri-racial" describes populations thought to be of mixed European, African and Native American ancestry. Although there is no consensus on how many such groups exist, estimates range as high as 200. Melungeons were often referred to by other settlers as "Turks", "Moors" or "Portuguese" on account of their swarthier complexion.
Prudence Crandall Prudence Crandall (September 3, 1803 – January 28, 1890) was an American schoolteacher from Rhode Island who was raised as a Quaker in Canterbury, Connecticut. She became known for establishing an academy there for the education of African-American girls and women, after whites boycotted the school when she admitted a student of color. when she devoted her school to girls of color from the region, local townspeople violently opposed the school.