Education means something to everyone. But can everyone agree on its value? As the first official school for African Americans, the Williamsburg Bray School meant something different to every person who walked through its doors. Meet Mrs. Wager, teacher of the Williamsburg Bray School, as she debates the nature of her school with Elizabeth DeRosario, a free Black woman.
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Other Experiences
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Street Theater: Witnessing History
Discover where you fit within the lives and times that shaped our history by engaging directly with the people of our 18th-century city.
Open to the Public
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Performance: Washington's Road to Revolution
Join George Washington before he leaves for Congress in 1774 to learn about how the year’s events affected life both publicly and privately on the Road to Revolution.
Art Museums Admission
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Performance: Harvest's In, Fiddle's Out
Join some of the members of the Jug Broke Theatre Co. as they play 18th-century songs and dance tunes from the Williamsburg harvest season.
CW Admission