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Williamsburg's Free Black Community, Revisited


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In the 1770's, Black residents made up more than half of Williamsburg's population. The majority were enslaved, but some free Black residents lived, worked, and had families in the city. Today, the African American Interpretation program at Colonial Williamsburg is the oldest and largest of its kind in the nation. Please join actor Interpreters Katrinah Carol Lewis, Deirdre Jones, Jamar Jones, and Jeremy Morris as they reflect upon the meaning of freedom to free Black residents of 18th century Williamsburg HERE.