An iconic pioneer. ✨ Althea Gibson was the first black woman to win a Grand Slam title, she helped pave the way for African American women in the tennis world. #BlackHistoryMonth | Tennis Channel
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In 1957 Althea Gibson not only became the first African-American player to win Wimbledon, she was the first to be awarded the trophy by the Queen of England herself. Her name lives forever in the annals of the sport not only as a supreme athlete, but a pillar of strength in the face of adversity. http://tinyurl.com/j5wzthv #USTAEmbraceAll | United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official)
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28K views · 1K reactions | Althea Gibson was a tennis pioneer; in the 1950s, she was the first black player to win a major championship. Yet Gibson, often subjected to bigotry & exclusion in a sport that lacked diversity, "got the last laugh" on Monday. https://cbsn.ws/2Hr9wJd | CBS Evening News | Facebook
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13K views · 56 shares | In 1957, New York City holds a ticker-tape parade for the first ever Black Wimbledon tennis winner, Althea Gibson. A year earlier, she was the first African American to win a major title after winning the French Championships, now known as the French Open https://cbsn.ws/2Nu2gCs | CBS News | Facebook
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Althea Gibson was one of the greatest American tennis players who broke barriers being the first Black athlete to compete at the highest level of tennis and win a Grand Slam title. Hear her inspiring story from Billie Jean King on #HISTORYAtHome. Find more on https://www.history.com/history-at-home-billie-jean-king-althea-gibson | HISTORY
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