2018 Plaque at the Wren Building Honoring the First African American Women in Residence
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A photo of a plaque installed in 2018 at the Wren Building to honor Lynn Briley, Karen Brown, and Janet Ely, the first African American women in residence at William & Mary.
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William & Mary held people enslaved from its inception to the Emancipation Proclamation. The enslaved were an integral part to the university's every day operations. Additionally, the enslaved worked on Nottoway Plantation, which was owned…