Virginia SJ 397: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of African American students in residence.

Status: Agreed to by House by voice vote (as of 2017-02-20)

State: Virginia · Session: 2017 · Bill: SJ 397

Subjects: Commendations and Commemorations, Ethnic Groups

Sponsors: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason, Betsy B. Carr, Brenda L. Pogge, C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr., Charniele L. Herring, Christopher P. Stolle, Daun S. Hester, David L. Bulova, Delores L. McQuinn, J. Randall Minchew, Jeffrey M. Bourne, Jeion A. Ward, Jennifer L. McClellan, Joseph C. Lindsey, Kenneth R. Plum, L. Louise Lucas, Lamont Bagby, Lashrecse D. Aird, Lionell Spruill, Sr., Luke E. Torian, M. Kirkland Cox, Mamie E. Locke, Marcia S. "Cia" Price, Mark L. Keam, Matthew James

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 397 

Offered February 13, 2017 

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of African American 
students in residence at The College of William and Mary. 

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Patrons-- Mason, Dance, Locke, Lucas, McClellan and Spruill; Delegates: 
Aird, Bagby, Bourne, Bulova, Carr, Cox, Hayes, Heretick, Herring, Hester, 
Hugo, James, Keam, Kilgore, Lindsey, McQuinn, Minchew, Mullin, Plum, Pogge, 
Price, Stolle, Torian, Tyler, Ward and Webert 

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WHEREAS, the fall semester of 2017 is the 50th anniversary of 
the first African American students in residence at The College of William and 
Mary, marking its official and long-awaited desegregation in 1967; and

WHEREAS, Hulon Willis and Edward Augustus Travis (1951), 
Miriam Johnson Carter (1955), Oscar Houser Blayton (1963), Bernard Bailey 
(1964), and Carolyn Davis (1965), attended The College of William and Mary 
before 1967 but were not allowed to live in campus residences; and

WHEREAS, in the fall of 1967, three female African American 
students�Lynn Briley, Janet Brown, and Karen Ely�were admitted to the freshman 
class and, having been assigned housing together in Jefferson Hall, were able 
to take full advantage of campus facilities and offerings; and

WHEREAS, these students were the first African American 
students in residence and the first African American women to graduate from 
William and Mary, paving the way for thousands of other black students since 
1967; and

WHEREAS, The College of William and Mary has since made a 
commitment to diversity and inclusiveness, explored the university�s past, and 
planned a year marking the important contributions of its African American 
students, faculty, staff, and alumni; and

WHEREAS, The College of William and Mary wishes to honor those 
early, courageous African American students who helped the university to move 
closer to achieving equality and inclusion; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, 
That the General Assembly hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of African 
American students in residence at The College of William and Mary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy 
of this resolution for presentation to The College of William and Mary as an 
expression of the General Assembly�s admiration for this important milestone.

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