James Hood | |
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 Plaque commemorating Hood at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |
| Born | James Alexander Hood November 10, 1942 Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 2013 (aged 70) Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | Clark College University of Alabama Wayne State University Michigan State University |
| Occupation(s) | Civil rights activist; chairman of public safety services |
| Known for | Among first African Americans to register at the University of Alabama |
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".[1]
- ^ Blaustein, Albert P. (1991), Civil Rights and African Americans: A Documentary History, Northwestern University Press, p. 483, ISBN 0-8101-0920-4