The Bray School was exceptional for its time. Although Virginia waited until the 1800s to impose anti-literacy laws, white ...

The Colonial Era living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia, offers an enlightening portrait of life in ...

Discover the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School, America's oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, and its ...

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WILLIAMSBURG — Colonial Williamsburg is offering a chance to dig into history with archaeologists from across Virginia on Nov. 16 at its Custis Square site. The site is located on the corner of ...

A 2 p.m. dedication is open to the public and will include the reading of names of students who attended the school, along with several speeches, panel discussions and interpretive programs.