On day three of Black History Month, The Post and Courier honors Althea Gibson, the first black player at the French and U.S ...

After retiring from amateur tennis in 1958, Gibson turned toward the professional field and the entertainment industry. She began singing, even releasing a jazz record, “Althea Gibson Sings ...

This was Althea Gibson, the 25-year-old who had broken tennis’ color barrier in 1950 ... Gibson also needed to improve her table manners; apparently they were so bad that, at first, the Eatons ...

Before Althea Gibson could play -- much less win -- major tennis tournaments, another opponent had to be defeated. But Gibson had less control against this foe, which went by the name segregation.

Althea Gibson will be honored with a statue at the site of the US Open, the USTA announced on Tuesday. In 1950, Gibson broke tennis' color barrier by becoming first African-American to play in ...

Before there was Althea Gibson, there was Lilyan Spencer. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Leon County is home to two trailblazing African American tennis legends.

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 ...