13K views · 56 shares | In 1957, New York City holds a ticker-tape parade for the first ever Black Wimbledon tennis winner, Althea Gibson. A year earlier, she was the first African American to win a major title after winning the French Championships, now known as the French Open https://cbsn.ws/2Nu2gCs | CBS News | Facebook
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In 1957 Althea Gibson not only became the first African-American player to win Wimbledon, she was the first to be awarded the trophy by the Queen of England herself. Her name lives forever in the annals of the sport not only as a supreme athlete, but a pillar of strength in the face of adversity. http://tinyurl.com/j5wzthv #USTAEmbraceAll | United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official)
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