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Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson Reflects on Her Influential Tennis Career

  By Megan O'Toole • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this documentary narrated by Maya Angelou, tennis player Althea Gibson reflects on her successful career in the late 1950s and beyond. Gibson describes her experience at Wimbledon in 1957, during which she became the first black woman to win the tennis tournament. She reflects on the anxiety she felt while competing … Continue reading

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How Althea Gibson Broke Boundaries for Black Athletes

  By Megan O'Toole • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
Althea Gibson

In this segment from “Althea Gibson: A Documentary,” Gibson is praised for becoming the first black woman to win the U.S. Open Women’s Singles Championship and Wimbledon in 1957. Fellow tennis players, such as Dr. Harold Freeman, discuss how Gibson’s triumphs were exceptional because tennis was previously offered exclusively to … Continue reading