Before Althea Gibson could play -- much less win -- major ... Then a friendly musician gave her a tennis racket, and she immediately took to the game. She quit high school -- not because of ...

Everyone was dressed in white, and they had wooden racquets ... This was Althea Gibson, the 25-year-old who had broken tennis’ color barrier in 1950 by becoming the first black player to ...

Hailing from Silver, an unincorporated community in Clarendon County, Althea Gibson found her love for tennis in Harlem, N.Y. She played (and dominated) in paddleball tournaments, and a coach ...

The first African American to win the Wimbledon Singles Title moved to Wilmington in 1946: Althea Gibson ... African American tennis player to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. The tennis complex at ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – Registration is now open for the 4th ‘Raise A Racquet Against Domestic ... February 28 through March 2 at The Althea Gibson Tennis Complex in Empie Park (3405 Park ...