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James Hood, the first African-American male student at UA, dies.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 1/18/13 at 3:35 pm
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GADSDEN, Ala. (WHNT) – James Hood, one of the first black students who changed history by attending the University of Alabama 50 years ago, died Thursday in his hometown of Gadsden.
Hood was 70 years old.
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Posted on 1/18/13 at 3:36 pm to CapstoneGrad06
This post was edited on 2/13/13 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 1/18/13 at 3:47 pm to JDM1992
True pioneer, mad respect. rip
Posted on 1/18/13 at 3:51 pm to Lordofwrath88
Posted on 1/18/13 at 4:45 pm to Lordofwrath88
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True pioneer, mad respect. rip
Posted on 1/18/13 at 7:00 pm to CapstoneGrad06
rip to a hero & brave man
Posted on 1/20/13 at 10:51 am to bingo
RIP
It's hard to imagine what it was like for him to do that.
I remember watching it unfold on a grainy B&W television as a kid and not really understanding what was going on.
It's hard to imagine what it was like for him to do that.
I remember watching it unfold on a grainy B&W television as a kid and not really understanding what was going on.
This post was edited on 1/20/13 at 10:54 am
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:53 am to CapstoneGrad06
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rip to a hero & brave man
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:55 am to Legend13
i talked to his cousin the other day...his cousin lives in Mobile. I see him pretty often. He told me James was in bad shape and they called the Family in...RIP James
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