Althea Gibson: The Wimbledon Champion Who Beat The Odds
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Althea Gibson: Breaking Barriers in Tennis
This chapter discusses the story of Althea Gibson, the first black player to win Wimbledon, US Open, and French Open titles in the 1950s. The speakers talk about their initial introduction to Althea Gibson's story, first hearing about her in a children's biography, and how her name resurfaced when the Williams sisters mentioned her.
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