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Research

The W&M Bray School lab applies an interdisciplinary approach centered in the Humanities. It considers the evolving roles and social perceptions of religion, slavery, democracy, higher education, philanthropy, and economics. The Bray School Lab will engage research teams, including undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and community members, to incubate and scale innovative social justice scholarship in collaboration with descendants of Bray School students and other partners.

• One Page Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Compilation of all extant student lists affiliated with the Williamsburg Bray School (pdf)
• A Reasonable Progress Research Blog
• Swem Library Research Portal
• Bray School Lab Bibliography (our thanks to Cecilia Weaver '24 for leading this project)

Story Maps

• (Re)Making the Past: Sewing at the Williamsburg Bray School
• Adam & Fanny’s World

Areas of Inquiry

A single-column table of collapsible items lists areas of inquiry for the Bray School.

Bray School Legacy Uncover, document, and disseminate the hidden stories of the Bray School students, teacher and surrounding communities.

History of African American Education Study African Americans’ access to education and the legacies thereof.

African American Culture Explore the various facets of African American culture and the impact of African American legacy on economic development, higher education, policy implications, and other elements of Williamsburg and William & Mary community life.