COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Althea Gibson left through back doors to open the front door of opportunity for Black players, not just in tennis but far beyond. Gibson’s life began in the tiny town of Silver, ...
In 1950, Althea Gibson became the first Black person to compete at the U.S. National Championships—the precursor to what we now know as the U.S. Open. The following year, she’d again break the color ...
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Imágenes de Althea Gibson están por todas partes en el Abierto de Estados Unidos, 75 años después de que se convirtiera en la primera jugadora de raza negra en un Grand Slam. El ...