The Williamsburg Bray School was one of the earliest institutions dedicated to Black education in North America. From 1760 to 1774, teacher Ann Wager likely taught hundreds of students between the ages of three and ten. Students learned the tenets of the Anglican Church and subjects including reading, and for girls, sewing. The Bray School’s deeply flawed purpose was to convince enslaved students to accept their circumstances as divinely ordained. Hidden in plain sight on the William & Mary campus for over 200 years, the Williamsburg Bray School now stands in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area as the Foundation’s 89th original structure.
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Palace Concert
Colonial Williamsburg's early music ensemble, the Governor's Musick, offers an elegant evening of chamber music.
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Terrace Room Mother's Day Dinner
Happy Mother's Day from the team of the Williamsburg Inn! Join us for a prix-fixe dinner featuring Mom's favorites.
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Anastasia: The Musical (Youth Edition)
Join Providence Classical School as they explore the magic of what-if in this delightful musical about the hope of a lost Romanov princess in Anastasia: The Musical (Youth Edition)
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