Secret Cellar Discovered in Virginia’s Oldest Black School Building

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Archaeologists excavated by William and Mary University in Virginia American History Related to the oldest school building in which black children live.

According to the Associated Press (AP), a secret cellar was discovered with many artifacts, such as fragments of slate pencils and jewelry.

This building belongs to Williamsburg Bray SchoolIn the 1760s, students were mainly enslaved, and slavery was justified with religious frameworks.

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Williamsburg Bray School became some dormitories Go to college.

William and Mary archaeologists have discovered the 1700s foundation, which once owned the country's oldest surviving school building in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2025.

Archaeologists of William and Mary have discovered the foundation since the 1700s, which was once the oldest surviving school building for black children in the country. (William Mary/William Mary Archaeological Research Center via AP)

William and Mary’s Center Archaeological ResearchTom Higgins said the cellar “maybe dug shortly after the foundation was laid” because it was not lined with bricks.

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Handmade ceramics are also found related to the place of slavery and the fragments of glass depicting Minerva, Roman goddesses of wisdom, justice, war and art.

Archaeologists have discovered a foundation in the 1700s that once owned the country's oldest surviving school building in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2025.

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

“The roots of our city and universities are here,” said William and Mary President Katherine Rowe.

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“Each floor history It reveals new insights into our early republics, from the Williamsburg Bray School to generations that followed to the early 20th century,” she added.