Before Althea Gibson could play -- much less win -- major ... Growing up there, Gibson disliked going to school so much that she often played hooky. "Daddy would whip me," she said, "and I'm ...

This was Althea Gibson, the 25-year-old from New York who ... Eaton hatched a plan: during the school year, she would live at his home; during the summer she would live at Johnson’s home ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Althea Gibson left through back doors to open the front door of opportunity for Black players, not just in tennis but far beyond. Gibson’s life began in the tiny town of ...

On Monday, Day 1 at the US Open and Women's Equality Day, a statue of Althea Gibson was unveiled in Flushing Meadows. Placed just outside Arthur Ashe stadium, the sculpture—created by Eric ...

The first African American to win the Wimbledon Singles Title moved to Wilmington in 1946: Althea Gibson. Gibson started training at the home of Dr. Hubert A. Eaton and graduated from Williston High ...