22 August 2016

History for the day: 1950: Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on tennis tour



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Subject: 1950: Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on U.S. tennis tour

This day in History
Aug
22
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1950
Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on U.S. tennis tour
On this day in 1950, officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) accept Althea Gibson into their annual championship at Forest Hills, New York, making her the first African-American player to compete in a U.S. national tennis competition. Growing up in Harlem, the young Gibson was... read more »
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