Archaeologists unearth foundation of 1760s schoolhouse for Black children

Archaeologists unearth foundation of 1760s schoolhouse for Black children

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 archaeologists uncover a foundation from the 1700s that once held the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in 2025, in Williamsburg, Va. (William Mary/William Mary Center for Archaeological Research via AP)