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How Althea Gibson Broke the Color Barrier in Tennis

On August 28, 1950, a 23-year-old Althea Gibson set foot on one of the outer courts of the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, home of the U.S. National Championships. It wasn't the first time a Black player was competing in an event sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis ...

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