The Black men who drove horse-drawn carriages through the streets of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia were both everywhere and invisible during the Jim Crow era.
Colonial Williamsburg coachman Collin Ashe directs his horses as he drives his coach Thursday Feb. 24, 2022, in Williamsburg, Va. Colonial Williamsburg has begun to honor the coachmen by naming a new carriage after one of them. NORFOLK, Va. —
Colonial Williamsburg has begun to honor the coachmen by naming a new carriage after one of them, with hopes that more will follow. The first is for Benjamin Spraggins, who was sometimes said to be the most-photographed man in Williamsburg — although few captions bore his name. A carriage processional and ceremony will also celebrate Spraggins on Saturday.over race and its past storytelling about the country’s origins and the role of Black Americans.
She said the segregation-era coachmen essentially were interpreters — even ambassadors — for passengers and dignitaries.
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