75 Years After Breaking Tennis’ Color Barrier, Althea Gibson Is Finally Being Honored At The US Open

Seventy-five years ago, a young woman from Harlem stepped onto the courts at the 1950 U.S. National Championships and changed tennis forever.  Her name? Althea Gibson. Gibson became the first […]

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