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Date: July 6, 2016 at 06:04:32 EDT
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Subject: 1957: Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon

This day in History
Jul
6
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1957
Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon
On this day in 1957, Althea Gibson claims the women's singles tennis title at Wimbledon and becomes the first African American to win a championship at London's All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Gibson was born on August 25, 1927, in Silver, South Carolina, and raised in the Harlem section... read more »
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