Alberta Odell
Jones was born in Louisville, KY, the third child of Sarah (Sadie) Frances
Crawford Jones and Odell Jones. Alberta Jones graduated Louisville Central High
School and attended the Louisville Municipal College for Negroes. When the
college was merged with the University of Louisville during desegregation, she
continued her education at the University of Louisville and graduated third in
her class. She was accepted into the University of Louisville Law School but
transferred after the first year to Howard University School of Law, where she
graduated fourth in her class. Alberta O. Jones was an active member of the Eta
Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.