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Colonial-Era Schoolhouse for Black Children Moves Amid Renewed Interest in Slavery’s History

The Bray School was exceptional: laws across much of Colonial America forbid educating enslaved people, fearing literacy would encourage their liberty.

Workers move a historic schoolhouse at Williamsburg, Virginia, on February 10, 2023.
Workers move a historic schoolhouse at Williamsburg, Virginia, on February 10, 2023. AP/ Ben Finley

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