Althea Gibson was one of the greatest athletes of ... When asked about her inspiration for the award-winning biography, Brown says it resulted from her passion for sports history and golf.

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

She went on to win two Wimbledon titles and two U.S. National Championships in singles, in addition to six Slams in doubles. "Althea Gibson really is the Jackie Robinson of tennis," said USTA ...

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.

It would be almost 15 years later that another African American tennis star with Tallahassee roots – Althea Gibson – broke the color barrier in professional tennis in 1950, eventually winning ...

On Monday, Day 1 at the US Open and Women's Equality Day, a statue of Althea Gibson was unveiled in Flushing ... In 1956, she became the first black player to win a Grand Slam, and in 1957 she ...