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  • Tour: Freedom's Paradox

    Take a 60-minute walking tour of the Randolph Yard, Market Square and Palace Green.

  • From Freedom to Slavery

    After making a free life for herself as an adopted Shawnee Indian, Methotaskee is brought back into slavery.

  • Pictures of West Africa

    Join Harold Caldwell, apprentice carpenter, as he shares a pictorial of the connected 18th-century African and Virginian history, while tying it to a modern understanding.

  • Thomas Jefferson and John Hemings: A Collaboration

    During this lecture explore how after his retirement, Jefferson returned to Monticello, where he relied on John Hemings, an enslaved woodworker, to build and decorate Monticello.

  • Voices of Their Hands

    Discuss the lives of enslaved tradespeople on this walking tour. Hear from our historic tradespeople discussing their experiences interpreting skilled laborers and their work.

  • Tour: Black Artists and Artisans

    Tour the museum galleries, including the “I Made This” exhibition, to explore decorative arts and folk art made by Black American artists and artisans. Free reservation required.

  • A Taste of Freedom

    This performance tells the story of Americus Weston’s journey to freedom during the Civil War, developed to commemorate Juneteenth.

  • Freedom's Paradox for Home Educators

    Learn about the evolution of slavery, and how the institution impacted Williamsburg, the Colony of Virginia, and both the master and enslaved people.

  • How Did They Survive?

    Join Ayinde Martin, Journeyman Carpenter, to discuss enslaved people in colonial Virginia and their survival techniques and skills.

  • God is My Rock

    Gowan Pamphlet, an enslaved man and popular local preacher, offers his perspective on slavery, religion, and freedom.

  • (re)educate

    This theatrical performance explores the agency of free and enslaved students of the Williamsburg Bray School and the legacies of their lessons.

  • She Had on When She Went Away

    Explore the material culture and lives of self-liberated Black women in the 18th century and the society they inhabited.

  • Loquacious Lucy, Queen for a Day

    When Lucy, a loquacious enslaved child, learns that her friend has been sold, her father must teach her hard lessons about slavery and instill in her the pride of her ancestors.

  • A Taste of Freedom For Home Educators

    This performance tells the story of Americus Weston’s journey to freedom during the Civil War, developed to commemorate Juneteenth.

  • Evening Program: Almost Past Service

    Join Mrs. Washington as she seeks advice from her enslaved woman, Doll, about the great decision ahead and the change it will bring to the entire family.

  • Performance: A New Republic

    This series of museum theater programs relate to the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and democracy.

  • Performance: Voices of the Past

    This series of museum theater programs explores the lives of people, both free and enslaved, who walked these streets in the 18th century.

  • Performance: Revolutionary Acts

    This series of museum theater programs relate to the experience and meaning of the Revolution for the 18th-century Williamsburg community.

  • Performance: Voices of Freedom

    This series of museum theater programs relate to the theme of freedom — its meaning, denial, and the risks people take for it.

  • Presentation: Audience with Author Alvin Hall

    Join Alvin Hall, an award-winning broadcaster, on a journey through America’s haunted racial past using The Green Book as your guide.

  • Bray School Preservation Launch

    Please join us as we officially launch the preservation of the Williamsburg Bray School at its new, permanent exhibition site in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area.

  • Visit a Nation Builder- Reverend Gowan Pamphlet

    Step into the past with Gowan Pamphlet, revolutionary Black Baptist preacher. Through stories and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges he faced.

  • Conversation: Meet a Nation Builder

    Find a Nation Builder, a significant figure of 18th-century Williamsburg, around the Palace Green for some informal conversation.

  • Conversation: Meet a Person of the Past

    Find people of the past in front of the Raleigh Tavern for some informal conversation or activity.