Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 ? September 28, 2003) was an American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour on August 22, 1950. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the "color barrier".
Related Topics:
August 25 - 1927 - September 28 - 2003 - American - African-American - Tennis - August 22 - 1950 - Jackie Robinson - Color barrier
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Biography |
| ► | Grand Slam Titles |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
~ What's Hot ~
The Princess And The Frog, Shantaram, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince, Ice Age Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, Away We Go, New Moon, Whatever Works, The Mummy 4 Rise Of The Aztec, I Love You Beth Cooper, Public Enemies, Drag Me To Hell, The X Files 3, My Sister S Keeper, Lethal Weapon 5, Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen, The Hangover, Hannah Montana The Movie, The Proposal,
~ Community ~
| ► | History Forum Come and discuss about History, Civilizations, Historical Events and Figures |
| ► | History Web-Ring A community of sites, blogs and forums dedicated to History. Do not hesitate to submit your site. |
| ► | Theiapolis People! Latest people news, biographies, filmographies, photo gallery, message board. |
and are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Lexicon - Privacy Policy - Spiritus-Temporis.com ©2005.