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Does anyone have a part of a biography on Althea Gibson… if so please Help me!!!!!?

Althea Gibson,was apioneer in a sport reserved for wealthy whites and often disparaged by black as a “white sport”.Unlike the black trailblazers in baseball and basketball,she had to overcome these two obstacles and brack through the barrir of gender aswell.Until the 1950′saspiiiring young African-American tennis players were excluded from the private tennis country clubs.During the 1950′s Althea Gibson became the #1 ranked female tennis player in the world.She won the french open,wimbledon,andthe US open singles titles in 1957&1958.




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October 1st, 2009 at 6:21 am

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