Sunday 25 August 2013

First black woman to win Wimbledon

Althea Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first African-American athlete of either gender to cross the color line of international tennis. She was born on August 25, 1927. In 1956 she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title. She died on September 28, 2003. 
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