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4 unusual facts about Vivian Malone Jones


Vivian Jones

Vivian Malone Jones (1942–2005), one of the first two African Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963

Vivian Malone Jones

Her nephew Jeff Malone was an All-America basketball student-athlete at Mississippi State and NBA standout for many years.

After seeing that Wallace would not step aside, Katzenbach called upon the assistance of President John F. Kennedy to force Wallace to permit the black students' entry into the university.

President John F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard later the same day, which put them under the command of the President, rather than the Governor of Alabama.



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