#OnThisDay, 5 July 1957, Althea Gibson becomes the first Black person to win a ...

2024-07-05 08:30:04

#OnThisDay, 5 July 1957, Althea Gibson becomes the first Black person to win a #Wimbledon Singles tennis trophy.

Blogpost by Moira from 2019:
https://illustratedwomeninhistory.com/althea-gibson/

Newsreel: https://youtu.be/2EJCqBsh2Dk?t=1m15s

Listen to her being interviewed here (dead bird link)
https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1412427791396659204

#BlackHistory #TennisHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons

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