James Alexander Hood (November 10, 1942 – January 17, 2013) was one of the first African Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963, and was made famous when Alabama Governor George Wallace attempted to block him and fellow student Vivian Malone from enrolling at the then all-white university, an incident which became known as the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door".
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10 November 1942 Gadsden, Alabama
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Died |
17 January 2013 (aged 70) Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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