A Point in Time: To celebrate Althea Gibsons' birthday, remember the moment she became the first African-American player to win #Wimbledon | Wimbledon
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Althea Gibson made history as the first African American to win a Grand Slam tennis title. 🎾 She paved the way for generations to follow and changed the game forever. #BlackHistoryMonth | FanDuel Sports Network
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From historic firsts to pioneering the world’s most innovative concepts, Black women have made extraordinary contributions to advance equality, and the world at large. This month, during #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting just a few of the many stories that have been sidelined from history. Althea Gibson loved tennis. But the world of tennis didn’t exactly love her back. It was an elitist sport, and in the 1940s, that came with racial discrimination and plenty of obstacles that tried to stif
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Winner of 11 Grand Slam titles, Althea Gibson was the first African American woman to compete on the worldwide tennis tour. #BlackHistoryMonth Learn more about the champion and pioneer that was Althea Gibson ⬇ | Tennis Channel
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