October 13, 1926 Jesse LeRoy Brown, the first African American naval aviator in the United States Navy, was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Brown enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1946. After attending Navy pre-flight school and flight training, he was designated a naval aviator in October, 1948. He received his commission as ensign in April, […]
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October 13th in African American History – Vivian Juanita Malone
October 13, 2005 Vivian Juanita Malone, one of the first two African Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama, died. Malone was born July 15, 1942 in Mobile, Alabama. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Alabama A&M but the college lost its accreditation. To get an accredited degree, Malone applied to the University of […]