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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 ...
Archaeologists unearth cellar in America’s first school for enslaved children
Located at its original site from 1760–1765, the Bray School was North America’s oldest known institution opened to educate ...
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The William & Mary Bray School Lab Wins National Award for Collaboration to Recover America’s Oldest Black School History
A William & Mary project, in partnership with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community, that uncovers and shares the hidden history of America’s oldest ...
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Montgomery County Home to One of the State’s 10 Most Historic Abandoned Places
Visiting abandoned places has become a popular activity among tourists across the country. From ghost towns to abandoned historic sites, these places are filled with eerie stories about life in ...
Crews unearth relics of enslaved children’s lives at site of 1760s school
The excavation of the Williamsburg Bray School has yielded hundreds of artifacts, providing a glimpse into the lives of Black ...
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The abandoned Nottingham school that's sat derelict for almost 20 years
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Oldest Black Schoolhouse In America Unearthed—Opened To Public On Juneteenth
The Williamsburg Bray School, the oldest known schoolhouse for Black children in America opened to the public as a museum on Juneteenth.