Gibson, Althea (1927—)
Althea Gibson is one of the foremost names in American tennis and in African American history. In a prejudiced, segregated society, and in the even more segregated world ...
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Althea Gibson (born 1927) is noted not only for her exceptional abilities as a tennis player, but for breaking the color barrier in the 1950s as the first African American to compete in national and i...
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Today is Friday, July 6, the 187th day of 2007. There are 178 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Fifty years ago, on July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player...
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Roger Federer and Justine Henin played up to their No. 1 seedings Monday and Nikolay Davydenko was a sure thing, too, on the opening day of the U.S. Open.The final Grand Slam event of the season be...
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Gibson, Althea (1927—)
Althea Gibson
Today in history - July 6
