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In 1770, when Hannah Waterman was 19 years old, she decided to compile a family history—perhaps because she was feeling very ...
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 ...
Lincoln County Historical Association's summer camp program teaches children ages 8-15 about 18th- and 19th-century ...
Both Colonial Williamsburg & the college’s archaeological teams discovered new finds related to the original Bray School.
The Williamsburg Bray School in Virginia was open for 14 years and around 400 children were taught within its walls. Business. ... Oldest Black Schoolhouse In America From 18th-Century To Open As ...