In 1950, Gibson broke tennis' color barrier by becoming first African-American to play in the U.S. National Championships. Six years later, and 12 years before Arthur Ashe won the US Open ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States Tennis Association will honor Althea Gibson with a statue at the U.S. Open. The first African-American to win the U.S. Nationals singles title in 1957 will be ...

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