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A Woman to Know: Vivian Malone Jones

I decided not to show any fear. — Vivian Malone Jones

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I decided not to show any fear. — Vivian Malone Jones

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In 1963, Vivian Malone enrolled at the University of Alabama. The year before, she joined another student, James Hood, in filing suit against the university for denying access to black students.

In 1963, when she finally won the right to attend classes, Vivian walked to the…

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