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The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl

10,558 views • March 27, 2020

Penny was an enslaved child at Mount Vernon. Brenda Parker shares Penny's story and the story of Penny's family, including her five siblings and her parents Priscilla and Joe. To learn more about the women of Mount Vernon, go to mountvernon.org/women

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