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The 400: History of Bray Scholars
February 22 @ 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm
The 400: A History of the Williamsburg Bray School Scholars
The history of the Bray School in Williamsburg has been well documented. In the works of Carter G. Woodson, Thad Tate, John C. Van Horne, and E. Jennifer Monaghan, the school is celebrated as an important part of the history and the development of the African American community in Tidewater Virginia. However, less known are the life stories of the free and enslaved black students who attended the attended the school between 1760 and 1774. Historians believe that as many as 400 African Americans were taught by Anne Wager. Their life stories are the focus of this talk.
A native of Tidewater Virginia, Dr. Antonio T. Bly completed his undergraduate degree in History at Norfolk State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in American Studies at William & Mary. Before joining the History Department at Sacramento State, he served as the Director of Africana Studies at Appalachian State University. In addition to being an engaging teacher, Dr. Bly is an active scholar and researcher. He specializes in colonial American history, early African American history, and eighteenth-century American book history. His current research project examines the lives of enslaved, bound, and unfree peoples in colonial America, tentatively entitled Politics of the Feet.
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