- In 1965, became the first black student to graduate from the University of Alabama.
- One of two black students to be the first to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963.
- Children: son Michael Jones, and daughter Monica Jones.
- Met George Wallace in 1996, when the former governor was in frail health, and talked of reconciliation.
- Was one of two black students whose effort to enroll at the University of Alabama led to George Wallace's infamous "stand in the schoolhouse door" in 1963.
- The student who entered the school with her was James Hood who went on to earn a doctorate degree in 1997. He retired as an educator and lived the remainder of his life in Madison, Wisconsin; he passed away in 2013.
- Sister of Sharon Malone.
- Sister-in-law of Eric Holder.
- Aunt of Jeff Malone, Eric Holder III, Maya Holder, and Brooke Holder.
- Survived by her one son, one daughter, three grandchildren, four sisters, and three brothers.
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