ALTHEA: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson. By Sally H. Jacobs. St. Martin’s Press. 464 pages. $32. When Althea Gibson, born in South Carolina, was growing up in Harlem in the 1940s, her father ...

When Althea Gibson was born in the South Carolina town of Silver in 1927, her birth certificate made no sense whatsoever. Chalk it up to an overexcited family member or an exhausted midwife; both her ...

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 Silver, ...

Althea Gibson, the first African American to become tennis champion of the world by winning the Wimbledon match in England, waves from an open car during the parade up Broadway in the City's official ...

As Women’s History Month closes, we take a closer look at Althea Gibson, the Black American two-sport athlete whose legacy is still being celebrated even 20 years after her death. It may be 50 years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before she became the first Black person to win Wimbledon, Althea Gibson spent part of her youth in Wilmington. A Williston High ...

As tennis stars face off this week in the Charleston Open, one athlete's name who isn't among the competitors appeared on all the schedules. "Althea Gibson Court," named for the late trailblazer with ...

Althea Gibson, the Clarendon County native who broke the color barrier in tennis in the 1950s as the first black woman to win Wimbledon and U.S. national titles, died Sunday. She was 76. Gibson, ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. In 1950, Althea Gibson became the first Black person to compete at the U.S ...