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James Hood

FILE - In this June 9, 1963 file photo, James A. Hood and Vivian J. Malone of Alabama pose in New York. Alabama Gov. George Wallace said he would personally bar them from registering at the University of Alabama despite a restraining order. (AP Photo/John Lindsay, File)

James Hood dies; defied segregation at U. of Ala.

Bob Johnson, Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - One of the first black students who enrolled at the University of Alabama a half century ago in defiance of racial segregation has died. James Hood of Gadsden was 70...
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UA dedicates tower, plaza to 1st black students

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The University of Alabama has dedicated a clock tower and plaza in honor of the three black students who helped desegregate the campus...
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