A historic headmistress devotes her days to educating enslaved children. Interpreter Antoinette Brennan shares the biography of Ann Wager.
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The Bray School
No Master Over Me
A man purchases his enslaved family to set them free. James Ingram shares the tale.
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A Slave's Perspective
The Declaration of Independence was a promise extended to white men only. Hope Smith portrays Eve, a slave in the Peyton Randolph house.
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Slavery and Manumission
The little-known process of manumission was a means of securing freedom for a handful of Virginia slaves.
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Educating Through Theater
Making connections with hundreds of curious minds every day makes Hope Smith feel like a teacher with Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area as her classroom.
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Mr. Wythe’s Cook
Valarie Holmes interprets Lydia Broadnax, a cook for one of Williamsburg's most influential men.
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