Milwaukee Independent2d
Restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children that justified slavery
A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds ...
The Columbian3d
Oldest school for Black students still offers lessons
A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a ...
Daily Press15d
At Williamsburg Inn’s Rockefeller Room, a new menu with the old ambience
The Rockefeller Room is named for Abby and John D. Rockefeller Jr., who were among those behind the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. With its soothing colors, intimate tables and plush ...
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily16d
Colonial Williamsburg Offers Free Admission for Military Families, Nov. 8-11
WILLIAMSBURG – On Veterans Day Weekend, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation continues its tradition of military outreach by offering free admission to all active-duty military, reservists ...
WSET17d
Colonial Williamsburg nearly finished restoring oldest surviving school for Black children
The museum, Colonial Williamsburg, also has identified more than 80 children who lined its pinewood benches in the 1760s. They include Aberdeen, 5, who was enslaved by a saddle and harness maker.
National Library of Australia18d
The swagman saga : a colonial myth / M.A. Hill
You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct. Copies Direct supplies reproductions of collection material for a fee. This service is offered by the National Library of Australia ...
Associated Press18d
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Janice Canaday, Colonial Williamsburg Foundations African American community engagement manager, stands ...
scrippsnews18d
Colonial Williamsburg Bray School taught Black children, being restored 250 years later
The Colonial Williamsburg school house first opened on Sept. 29, 1760, and over two and a half centuries later it is being preserved and honored. The historic Bray School building was where teachers ...
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1760 Virginia schoolhouse for Black children reveals complicated history of slavery and resilience
The museum, Colonial Williamsburg, also has identified more than 80 children who lined its pinewood benches in the 1760s. They include Aberdeen, 5, who was enslaved by a saddle and harness maker.
ABC News18d
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
The museum, Colonial Williamsburg, also has identified more than 80 children who lined its pinewood benches in the 1760s. They include Aberdeen, 5, who was enslaved by a saddle and harness maker.
WVEC19d
Colonial Williamsburg to hold public dedication service for oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — An historic school building is being prepared to be open to the public again. Friday, Colonial Williamsburg and members of the descendant community will hold a public ...
Smithsonian Magazine20d
The Nation’s Oldest Schoolhouse for Black Children Will Open to the Public Next Year
The historic building in Colonial Williamsburg will open its doors in the spring of 2025 Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent The oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the United States is ...