When Althea Gibson was born in the South Carolina town of Silver in 1927, her birth certificate made no sense whatsoever. Chalk it up to an overexcited family member or an exhausted midwife ...

Hulton Deutsch//Getty Images A portrait of Gibson in 1957. Some in the Black press angled to get a read on Althea’s state of mind as she stood on the brink of possible world triumph, but few ...

1. Althea Gibson’s first sport was ping-pong. Born on August 25, 1927, in South Carolina to parents who worked as sharecroppers, Gibson was 3 when her family migrated to Harlem in New York City.

Jacobs - Author, Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson Althea Gibson leaves Forest Hills court accompanied by Alice Marble and applause of spectators. New York Daily News Archive ...

Althea Gibson was one of the greatest athletes of all time and a groundbreaking woman in not one but two sports. Gibson was best known for her tennis career, as she was the first African American ...

If you’re interested in learning more about one of the most legendary characters in the history of the Grand Slam, read on to find out a few key facts about Gibson and her revolutionary athletic ...

Ad Policy American tennis star Althea Gibson hits a return shot to Colette Monnot during her singles match at the Surrey Grass Court Championship, held at the Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club.( ...

Also, why you will continue to swelter on the subway platform. By James Barron Althea Gibson was the first Black player to win Wimbledon. Soon, the block in Harlem where she grew up will bear her ...

She is Althea Gibson, the first Black woman to play in what is now called the US Open; the first to win one of the Grand Slam tournaments, in 1956; and the first to be ranked No. 1 in the world.

As such, it’s important to revisit one of the most pioneering figures to grace the U.S. Open's grounds, the trailblazing Althea Gibson. Gibson made history in 1957 as the first Black American to ...

Author Ashley Brown will speak at the Los Angeles Tennis Club on her new book, Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea ...