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Excavations on College Campus Reveal Foundations of Historic Building
According to a statement released by The College of William & Mary, recent archaeological work revealed the foundations of ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
Archaeologists Unearth Artifacts From One of the Nation’s Oldest Schools for Black Children
News of the discoveries comes amid the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School building, which educated hundreds of free and ...
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Site of 18th-Century School for Black Students, Hidden in Plain Sight, Emerges in Virginia
The Williamsburg Bray School, now part of Colonial Williamsburg, taught free and enslaved Black children for several years in ...
Archaeologists unearth cellar in America’s first school for enslaved children
The Bray School opened in 1760 and was North America’s first institution to educate both enslaved and free Black children. However, the Bray School’s underlying goals offer a stark example of the ...
The Washington Post8mon
Long-hidden Virginia school for enslaved children to open as historic site - The Washington Post
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Tonia Cansler Merideth stepped inside the 18th-century building and paused, as if listening. The wide floorboards had been worn down over the centuries, the newel at the base ...
Parenthood and Passports on MSN6mon
10 Family-Friendly Things to Do in Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia is a small town with a population around 15,000, but upwards of 1.5 million people visit each year due ...