New Williamsburg Museum Reveals What Happened at Oldest Known Schoolhouse for Enslaved Children

New Williamsburg Museum Reveals What Happened at Oldest Known Schoolhouse for Enslaved Children A new museum in Williamsburg, VA, is shedding light on the complicated history of slavery in America. The Williamsburg Bray School is believed to be the oldest known schoolhouse for enslaved children. It became one of several schools set up across the colonies by the Bray Associates, a missionary arm of the Anglican church.