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"This event focuses on women who aren't as mainstream and famous, such as Althea Gibson,
The Daily Barometer 2009
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Bonus Event: Althea Gibson became the first black winner of a major tennis tournament.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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Bonus Event: Althea Gibson became the first black winner of a major tennis tournament.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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Also probably Althea Gibson, unless I am mixing her up with someone else.
SF and Immigration Thoughts Steven Barnes 2010
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You have Arthur Ashe, Althea Gibson and you have others like Zina Garrison who definitely led the charge and opened different doors for myself and my sister.
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See Beverly Wettenstein's tribute to Althea Gibson and pioneer women tennis champions: huffingtonpost. com/beverly-wettenstein/let-us-remember-alice
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July 21, 1957 Althea Gibson, 30, was the first African American woman to win a major US title, at the first national clay court singles championship.
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But in a tournament and sports more than that, the prize itself on the legacy of Arthur Ashe and Martina Navratilova, and Billy Jean King and Althea Gibson, this is indeed a bit concerning.
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More importantly, and integral to the Althea Gibson story, Marble was the first to publicly address the sport's segregation practices and challenge the establishment.
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Remembering history - and following the mentoring tradition set by Alice Marble to Althea Gibson to Billie Jean King to the current players -- leads me to propose a monumental tribute at the US Open to these three women.
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