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Here is the information. I mis-spoke earlier Briton didn't start a school but was heavily involved in politics. Here is some information from "But My Friends Are Poor-Ross Hamilton and Freedpeople's Politics in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 1869-1901." by Harold S. Forsythe featured in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 105 No. 4 (Autumn 1997)
On page 418...Schoolteacher Britton Baskerville, Jr. (1860-1898) was born a slave in Mecklenburg and educated at Boydton Institute and Wayland Seminary. As the compromise candidate of county Republicans, he served one term in the House of Delegates, 1887-88. He posed a for a formal photograph during that session with other African-American delegates. (picture)
It also makes reference to ...Boydton Academic and Bible Institute opened its doors in 1879. Britton Baskerville, Jr. was an 1883 graduate of the school...
There are other references to Britton in this article. I hope this helps happy hunting.
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