Among their children were, Anne Pickrell, William Robertson, Clara Justine, and Virginia Spotswood.

Unlike many alumni, McKenney supported the establishment of a co-ordinate college for women at the University of Virginia.

In February and March 1960, the segregated library facilities became the site of civil rights protests at which the Rev.

[6] The effort was ultimately successful, and the William R. McKenney library became the first integrated public building in Petersburg.

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