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The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl
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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