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Join us at the Colonial Williamsburg Bookstore (440 W. Duke of Gloucester St., Second Floor) to celebrate the publication of The Williamsburg Bray School: A History Through Records, Reflections and Rediscovery. Book signings are free to attend. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the store. 

Seven letters that trace the arc of the Williamsburg Bray School—from its founding in 1760 to its closing in
1774—are the foundation for a collection of essays that explores history and implications of the 18th-century
school for enslaved and free Black children. These letters are some of the surviving correspondence between
the Williamsburg school's administrators and the Associates of Dr. Thomas Bray, a London-based Anglican
charity whose charge was to minister to what it saw as the spiritual needs of African Americans.
The essayists reflect on the evolution of the Williamsburg Bray School, covering a variety of perspectives on
the school and the children who attended it. Some pieces reflect years of research and writing on the
establishment of the school. Others, including writings from some of the descendants of these students,
represent more recent opportunities to reflect on the school and its historical context.

Editors Maureen Elgersman Lee, Director, W&M Bray School Lab and Nicole Brown '13, M.A. '22 will be there to sign your book.

Sponsored by: W&M Strategic Cultural Partnerships and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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