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On September 29, 1760, the Williamsburg Bray School, dedicated to educating Black children, opened.
The Williamsburg Bray School wasn't necessarily the first school to provide such an education, but the building it was in is the oldest-surviving school building housing such a school. Got it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
• 1760 – The Williamsburg Bray School, the oldest-surviving school building in the U.S. dedicated to educating Black children, opened at Benjamin Franklin's suggestion.