Extractions: zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zGCID=this.zGCID?zGCID+" test11":" test11" zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Education Women's History Search By Jone Johnson Lewis , About.com Guide Althea Gibson at Wimbledon, 1957 Courtesy Library of Congress More Images zSB(3,3) Dates: August 25 , 1927 - September 28, 2003 Tennis, which first came to the United States in the late 19th century, by the middle of the 20th century had become part of a culture of health and fitness. Public programs brought tennis to children in poor neighborhoods, though those children couldn't dream of playing in the elite tennis clubs. One young girl named Althea Gibson lived in Harlem in the 1930s and 1940s. Her family was on welfare. She was a client of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She had trouble in school and was often truant. She ran away from home frequently. . She also played paddle tennis in public recreation programs. Her talent and interest in the game led her to win tournaments sponsored by the Police Athletic Leagues and the Parks Department. Musician Buddy Walker noticed her playing table tennis, and thought she might do well in tennis. He brought her to the Harlem River Tennis Courts, where she learned the game and began to excel.
Oxford AASC: Gibson, Althea At A Glance 1950 Althea Gibson becomes first black player to compete in the U.S. Tennis Championship at Forest Hills. 1951 Althea Gibson becomes the first African American woman to http://www.oxfordaasc.com/article/aag/413
Extractions: @import url(/css/undo.css); @import url(/css/fonts.css); @import url(/css/layout.css); @import url(/css/common.css); @import url(/css/ataglance.css); /**/ Althea Gibson becomes first black player to compete in the U.S. Tennis Championship at Forest Hills. ... Althea Gibson becomes the first African American woman to play in the Wimbledon tennis tournament in England. ... Althea Gibson playing with a white British partner becomes the first black to win a tournament at Wimbledon, as she ... For the second year in a row Althea Gibson wins the USTA championship at Forest Hills and the women's singles ... Sex: Female Born: Silver, South Carolina, United States 25 August 1927 Died: East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Gibson, Althea Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American sportswoman who, on August 22, 1950, became the first AfricanAmerican woman to be a competitor on the http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Althea_Gibson
Extractions: Jump to: navigation search Previous (Alternative Rock) Next (Altruism) Althea Gibson, photo by Fred Palumbo in 1956. Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American sportswoman who, on August 22, 1950, became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour. Supremely athletic, Gibson honed her talent to capture eleven Grand Slam championships during her career. Faced with difficult obstacles from early in her life, she was able to rise above racial adversity , and is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the " color barrier ." Graceful in victory and in defeat, she won many accolades during her life, and was named the Woman Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press both in 1957 and 1958, and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971. Though she shied away from the title of trailblazer, she is often cited as a pioneer for the African- American athletes that followed, including Arthur Ashe , Venus Williams, and Serena Williams.
Famous South Carolinians - Artists & Musicians - Althea Gibson Gibson, Althea Althea Gibson was born near Sumter, South Carolina in 1927. She is best known for her athletic accomplishments including being named the woman athlete of the year in http://sciway3.net/2001/famous-sc/althea_gibson.html
Extractions: Althea Gibson was born near Sumter, South Carolina in 1927. She is best known for her athletic accomplishments including being named the woman athlete of the year in 1957. She earned this title by winning the All-England Women's singles at Wimbledon, the United States Women's day-court championship in Illinois, and the U.S. Open in New York all in the same year. She was a very talented tennis player: at only 15 years of age she was the New York State black girls tennis singles champion. She defended her title in 1958, by again winning the U.S. Open and the Wimbledon Championship. She not only played tennis, but her talents also extended to golf. Later, in 1963, she joined the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association), displaying her golf skills to the world. She was recognized for her outstanding talent again in 1971 with her induction into the National Lawn Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Gibson, Althea US tennis player, the first black American woman to compete at the US Championships at Forest Hills in 1950 and at Wimbledon in 1951. In 1957 she took both the women's singles http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson Biography From Who2.com The daughter of sharecroppers, Althea Gibson became a tennis sensation in the 1950s. Her 1956 triumph at the French Tennis Championships (later known as the French Open) made her http://www.who2.com/altheagibson.html
Extractions: @import url("/css/standard_delta.css"); Share on Facebook Photos See all 5 The daughter of sharecroppers, Althea Gibson became a tennis sensation in the 1950s. Her 1956 triumph at the French Tennis Championships (later known as the French Open) made her the first black woman ever to win a major singles title. The next year she won singles titles at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships, and repeated the feat in 1958. Gibson retired as an amateur after the 1958 season, having become an acclaimed public figure. She later toured as a celebrity with the Harlem Globetrotters and then (like Babe Zaharias ) chose golf as a second career; she played on the LPGA tour from 1964-71. Gibson was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971. Extra credit : Gibson is often compared to her fellow tennis pioneer Arthur Ashe and to two 21st-century African-American tennis stars, Venus and Serena Williams.
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National Women's Hall Of Fame - Women Of The Hall Widely regarded as one of the most talented athletes in the United States, Althea Gibson overcame extreme racism to break barriers in tennis and pave the way for talented athletes http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=186
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Abstracts: Sabatini, Gabriela. Gibson, Althea. Vilas, Guillermo - History Article Abstract Gabriela Sabatini is one of the world's top tennis players, winning numerous international competitions. Born in Argentina, Sabatini began playing tennis at http://www.faqs.org/abstracts/History/Sabatini-Gabriela-Gibson-Althea.html
Extractions: Faqs.org homepage Abstracts index History Article Abstract: Gabriela Sabatini is one of the world's top tennis players, winning numerous international competitions. Born in Argentina, Sabatini began playing tennis at an early age and began training seriously by the time she began high school. She turned pro in 1985 and immediately made a name for herself. Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Gibson, Althea Biography - S9.com 1927 – She was born on August 25 of this year in Silver, South Carolina. 1946 – She, Gibson moved to Wilmington, North Carolina this year for tennis training. 1947 http://www.s9.com/Biography/Gibson-Althea
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