When we commemorate the formal birthday of the United States of America, we don’t just celebrate a place, a set of ...

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

The Declaration of Independence is a foundational document in American history. It was officially adopted by the Second ...

His politicization of the name America taps into a long, well, American tradition, as old as the nation itself.

The Williamsburg Bray School, now part of Colonial Williamsburg, taught free and enslaved Black children for several years in ...

Archaeologists in Virginia have unearthed the foundation of a building from the 1700s that once supported the nation’s oldest ...

The excavation of the Williamsburg Bray School has yielded hundreds of artifacts, providing a glimpse into the lives of Black ...

Secret cellar found at Williamsburg Bray School, America's oldest Black schoolhouse, contains artifacts including ceramics, jewelry, and slate pencils.

For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The Williamsburg Bray School taught hundreds of mostly enslaved students in the 1760s.

Ar­chae­ol­o­gists unearth foun­dation of 1760s school­house for Black children BY Associated Press AP PUBLISHED 4:42 PM ET Jun. 18, 2025 ...

Archaeologists in Virginia have unearthed the foundation of a building from the 1700s that once supported the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children. William & Mary announced ...