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331 The Discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School

Published: June 21, 2022, 5 a.m.

In a town as old as Williamsburg, Virginia, which was established in 1638, it\u2019s often the case that historic buildings with interesting pasts stand unnoticed and in plain sight.

Such was the case for the building that once housed Williamsburg\u2019s Bray School. A school founded by a group of Anglican clergymen with the express purpose of educating Black children in the ways of the Anglican faith. It was an education that included reading, possibly writing, and the Book of Common Prayer.

In honor of Juneteenth, we explore the exciting rediscovery of Williamsburg\u2019s Bray School with three scholars:\xa0Maureen Elgersman Lee, Director of the Bray School Lab at William & Mary; Ronald Hurst, Vice President of Museums, Preservation, and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and Nicole Brown, a historic interpreter, American Studies graduate student, and the graduate student assistant at William & Mary\u2019s Bray School Lab.

Show Notes:\xa0https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/331


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