Lisa Cypress, the Accawmacke Indian descendant who is suing the Northampton County Board of Supervisors and PNC Bank for the return of native lands in their possession, including Eastville’s Indiantown Park, has filed a new amendment to her complaint, providing newly discovered evidence supporting her claim to the land and suggesting that past transfers of the land’s ownership may have involved fraud.
Colonial Williamsburg, William & Mary identify structure of 18th-century school
Crystal Castleberry, an intern on the 2013 dig, displays an 18th-century coin bearing the visage of George III. The field schools turned up numerous features and artifacts that ranged from before the founding of Williamsburg to a Brown Hall door key.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
.- A small, white building tucked away on the William & Mary campus once housed the Williamsburg Bray School, an 18th-century institution dedicated to the education of enslaved and free Black children, researchers have determined. Now, the university and Colonial Williamsburg are working together to ensure current and future generations learn about the complex history of what is likely the oldest extant building in the United States dedicated to the education of Black children and the stories of those who were part of it.
Photo - of - by Joseph McClain | February 25, 2021
A small white building that sits tucked away on the William & Mary campus once held an 18th-century school dedicated to the religious education of enslaved and free Black children, researchers have determined.
Now, the university and its neighbor, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, are working together to ensure future generations learn about the history of the building and the stories of those who were part of it.
William & Mary and Colonial Williamsburg have forged a partnership regarding the future use of the building, now known as the Bray-Digges House, likely the oldest extant building in the U.S. dedicated to the education of Black children. The agreement calls for relocation of the structure to Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area, where it would become the 89th original structure restored by the foundation.