Williamsburg Bray School
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williamsburg-bray-school-162-5854004
title:
Williamsburg Bray School
text:
The Williamsburg Bray School was a school for free and enslaved Black children founded in 1760 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Opened at Benjamin Franklin's suggestion in 1760, the school educated potentially hundreds of students until its closure in 1774. The house it first occupied is believed to be the "oldest extant building in the United States dedicated to the education of Black children". Constructed in 1760 by Dudley Digges, the structure has also been known as the Dudley Digges House and Bra
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School for Black children in Virginia, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamsburg_Bray_School
date created:
2021-02-25T09:38:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T17:04:40Z
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