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May 30, 1965: Vivian Malone became the 1st African-American to graduate from the University of Alabama in it's 134 years of existence, earning a degree in Business management.

Vivian Juanita Malone-Jones was one of the 1st two African American students to enroll at the University of Alabama.

She became famously known when Alabama Governor George Wallace blocked her and James Hood from enrolling at University of Alabama in June 1963.

June 3, 1949: Wesley Anthony Brown became the 1st African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland.

Wesley Anthony Brown served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War and served in the U.S. Navy from May 2, 1944-June 30, 1969.

Wesley Brown attended Howard University.

AWARDS & HONOR:
🎖Brown received the American Theater Ribbon and World War II Victory Medal.

🎖He was recognized with the 2009 National Society of Black Engineers Golden Torch Legacy Award-First Honoree.

🎖The Wesley Brown Field House at the U.S. Naval Academy is named in his honor.

🎖Brown was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

June 25, 1876: Isaiah Dorman was shot and killed by Indians at the Battle of Little Bighorn. He's known as the only Black man killed in the fight.

Dorman's body was found just out of the timber, near Charley Reynolds's and he was buried on the Reno Battlefield.

He was reinterred in 1877 at Custer National Cemetery.

Isaiah Dorman was an interpreter for the United States Army during the Indian Wars.

Dorman accompanied the detachment of Major Marcus Reno into the battle. As Reno’s command came under attack, the Major ordered the remaining soldiers to dash for a nearby hill. In the confusion, Dorman got left behind.