Place of Birth: Mobile, Alabama, United States. Malone is the youngest of eight siblings and the sister of Vivian Malone Jones, who, in 1963, became one of the first African American students to enroll at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Sorry! Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Jones, a retired federal worker who lived in Atlanta, grew up in Mobile, Ala. She had enrolled at historically black Alabama A&M University in Huntsville when she transferred to the University of Alabama in 1963. Market data provided by Factset. She was 63. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? "We knew it was going to be historic but we had no idea what the impact would be," he said.
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To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Her entrance to the university came as the civil rights struggle raged across the South. Resend Activation Email. Failed to remove flower. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Vivian Malone Jones (15 Jul 1942–13 Oct 2005), Find a Grave Memorial no. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. She later moved to Atlanta where she took a job with the Environmental Protection Agency, where she was director of civil rights and urban affairs. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ). Family members linked to this person will appear here. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, We pray for strength for her family during this difficult time.". She was made famous by defying Alabama Governor George … Please enable cookies on your web browser in order to continue.
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Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. ??????? Her alma mater endowed a Vivian Malone Jones Scholarship Fund. Vivian Juanita Malone Jones (July 15, 1942 – October 13, 2005) was one of the first two African American students to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963 and the university’s first African American graduate. Try again later. She had a long career at the Environmental Protection Agency before her death in 2005. A system error has occurred. Legal Statement. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Vivian Malone Jones Dies at 63 The civil rights pioneer, who had been barred from attending college by Gov. Jones was born Vivian Juanita Malone in Mobile, AL on July 15, 1942. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Market data provided by Factset. For Edits select Suggest Edits on the memorial page.