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79 reactions · 27 shares | An iconic pioneer. ✨ Althea Gibson was the first black woman to win a Grand Slam title, she helped pave the way for African American women in the tennis world. #BlackHistoryMonth | Tennis Channel | Facebook

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In 1957 Althea Gibson not only became the first African-American player to win Wimbledon, she was the first to be awarded the trophy by the Queen of England herself. Her name lives forever in the annals of the sport not only as a supreme athlete, but a pillar of strength in the face of adversity. http://tinyurl.com/j5wzthv #USTAEmbraceAll | United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official)

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"Her greatest accomplished cannot be found in record books..." We're honoring Althea GIbson for the tennis icon she is. Watch our #BlackHistoryMonth features for free→ tnns.ch/BHMonth | Tennis Channel

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28K views · 1K reactions | Althea Gibson was a tennis pioneer; in the 1950s, she was the first black player to win a major championship. Yet Gibson, often subjected to bigotry & exclusion in a sport that lacked diversity, "got the last laugh" on Monday. https://cbsn.ws/2Hr9wJd | CBS Evening News | Facebook

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