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Black Education in Colonial America: The Story of the Williamsburg Bray School

Black Education in Colonial America: The Story of the Williamsburg Bray School

Update: 2025-09-21

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William & Mary Bray School Lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee discusses the history of the 18th-century Williamsburg Bray School for Black children and the legacies of the 300 to 400 scholars it enrolled.

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Black Education in Colonial America: The Story of the Williamsburg Bray School

Black Education in Colonial America: The Story of the Williamsburg Bray School

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