How Althea Gibson Broke the Color Barrier in Tennis
On August 28, 1950, a 23-year-old Althea Gibson set foot on one of many outer courts of the West Facet Tennis Membership in Forest Hills, Queens, residence of the U.S. Nationwide Championships. It wasn’t the primary time a Black participant was competing in an occasion sanctioned by america Garden Tennis Affiliation (USLTA) — that honor…