This exhibit commemorates Black History month with a look at the evolution of African American student life at the College of William and Mary. On March 22, 1951, Hulon Willis became the first African American student admitted to William and Mary. The case shares the lives of the first African American students. The exhibit includes photographs, articles, fliers and other material from the Special Collections Research Center. Images of the installed exhibit are available at the SCRC's Flickr page.

To learn more about early African American students at the College of William and Mary, visit the SCRC Wiki.

Curator: Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, Tova Johnson, Graduate Student Apprentice; Exhibit design and installation: Chandi Singer, Burger Archives Assistant.