Secret seller with artifacts discovered at Virginia’s oldest black school house

Archaeologists from William and Mary University in Virginia have been excavated Part of American history They are tied to the oldest surviving school building for black children.

The Associated Press (AP) reported that secret sellers have been discovered in many artifacts, including slate pencil fragments and gemstones.

The building belongs to Williamsburg Breath Schoolusing a religious framework to justify slavery, teaching most students enslaved in the 1760s.

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Williamsburg Bray School later transformed into a dorm for the first woman Going to university.

Archaeologists of William & Mary revealed the foundations from the 1700s, when they once had the country’s oldest surviving school building for black children. (William Mary/Center of Archaeological Research via the AP)

William and Mary’s Center Archaeological researchTom Higgins said the seller was “excavated shortly after the foundation was laid,” as the bricks were not lined up, the AP reported.

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Handmade pottery related to the place of enslavement and glass shards depicting Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, war and art.

Handmade ceramics and gems were discovered at Williamsburg Bray School in the 1760s. (William Mary/Center of Archaeological Research via the AP)

“The roots of our city and university are intertwined here,” said Katherine Lowe, president of William and Mary.

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All layers of ” The history According to the Associated Press, she “gives new insights into our early republics from a generation that lasts from the Williamsburg Bray School to the early 20th century.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is working to restore schools. (For the Washington Post by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

This structure was discovered by historians in 2020. It’s been restored Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.