Civil rights trailblazer Dr. Olivia Hooker dies at 103
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Dr. Olivia Hooker, who became the first African-American woman to serve active duty in the United States Coast Guard in 1945 and helped lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement, died this week at age 103. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well-lived.Dec. 2, 2018
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