Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg.

News of the discoveries comes amid the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School building, which educated hundreds of free and ...

The excavation of the Williamsburg Bray School has yielded hundreds of artifacts, providing a glimpse into the lives of Black ...

According to a statement released by The College of William & Mary, recent archaeological work revealed the foundations of ...

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 ...

On Juneteenth, the community celebrated the groundbreaking for the African Baptist Meeting House and the public opening of ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Williamsburg, Virginia were excavating the grounds of a building that stored gunpowder during the American Revolution when they uncovered the eye ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Two important sites in Williamsburg’s Black history took the spotlight on Thursday as the region observed the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Archaeologists have uncovered a near-complete 18th-century foundation and chimney base believed to be from the original site of the Williamsburg Bray School, one of the ...