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Janet Brown Strafer, Karen Ely, & Lynn Briley, W&M Class of 1971

University Archivist Kim Sims interviews Janet Brown Strafer, Karen Ely, and Lynn Briley, Class of 1971 and the first African-American students in residence at William & Mary. Recorded in the Pollard Room of the Alumni House on the campus of the College of William and Mary on March 19, 2016.

Janet Brown Strafer, Karen Ely, & Lynn Briley, W&M Class of 1971

Janet Brown Strafer arrived at William & Mary in 1967 as part of the first cohort of African Americans in Residence.

Thomas Johnson, Jr., W&M Class of 1992

Thomas L. Johnson, Jr. arrived at William & Mary in 1988. During his time at William & Mary he participated in Ebony Expressions, the Black Students Organization, and was a member and president of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Thomas L. Johnson, Jr., W&M Class of 1992

Thomas L. Johnson, Jr. arrived at William & Mary in 1988. During his time at William & Mary he participated in Ebony Expressions, the Black Students Organization, and was a member and president of Alpha Phi Alpha.