WS – Tennis 

Althea Gibson

Althea Neale Gibson

American

Althea Gibson, Wimbledon women’s champion, on the cover of 
El Gráfico for August 29, 1958. Edition 2033
[El Gráfico, Public Domain via Wikipedia Commons]

 

– – – Websites – – –

Aaseng, Nathan. 2003. African-American Athletes. New York, NY: Facts On File. 

Bond, Z. “Althea Gibson (1927-2003),” Blackpast.org.

Wiggins, David Kenneth, and Patrick B. Miller. 2003. The Unlevel Playing Field: A Documentary
History of the African American Experience in Sport. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

Althea Gibson – Wikipedia

 – – – Videos – – –

HerStory: The World’s Greatest Female Athletes – Althea Gibson – [Min:  8:02]

Althea Gibson: First Black Tennis Champion – Fast Facts | History – [Min:  3:46]

Althea Gibson: She Always Wanted To Be Somebody | Join The Story, Episode One – [Min:  9:02]

Althea Gibson’s 1957 Wimbledon Win – Decades TV Network – [Min:  4:06]

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