‘This is a homecoming’: Williamsburg community dedicates restored Bray School
which is being restored to better tell the story of Colonial Williamsburg. The Bray School operated as one of the first ...
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Colonial Williamsburg nearly finished restoring oldest surviving school for Black children
The museum dedicated the Williamsburg Bray School at a large ceremony on Friday, with plans to open it for public tours this spring. Colonial Williamsburg tells the story of Virginia’s colonial ...
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America's oldest school for Black children opening to public in Williamsburg
Now, after nearly two years of work, the oldest school in America devoted to teaching Black students is opening to the public. At a cost of roughly $5 million, the Colonial Williamsburg ...
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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 ...
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Colonial Williamsburg Restores America’s Oldest Black Schoolhouse, Uncovering a Legacy of Education and Resilience
(NNPA) – Colonial Williamsburg is nearing completion on the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School, the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in America. Founded in 1760 by the ...
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Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
The museum is scheduled to dedicate the Williamsburg Bray School on Friday, with plans to open it for public tours this spring. Colonial Williamsburg tells the story of Virginia’s colonial ...
Colonial Williamsburg to hold public dedication service for oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S.
An historic school building is being prepared to be open to the public again. Friday, Colonial Williamsburg and members of ...
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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 ...
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‘This is a homecoming’: Williamsburg community dedicates restored Bray School
On Friday, the school was formally dedicated in an afternoon ceremony at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, complete with speakers, performances and tours of the building. An estimated ...