<P> Vivian Juanita Malone Jones ( July 15 , 1942 -- October 13 , 2005 ) was one of the first two black students to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963 , and in 1965 became the university 's first black graduate . She was made famous when Alabama Governor George Wallace attempted to block her and James Hood from enrolling at the all - white university . </P>
who were the two black students enrolled at the university
Vivian Juanita Malone Jones George Wallace