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12/10/07

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Who Am I

I was born in Silver, South Carolina on August 25, 1927. In 1948 I won the first of ten straight national Negro women's singles titles in tennis. I became the first African-American to play in the U.S. Nationals at Forest Hills in 1950, and at Wimbledon in 1951.

In 1957 I captured both the singles, and doubles titles at Wimbledon and the singles at Forest Hills. In 1958 I successfully defended all three titles.

Oh and by the way... I also played professional golf!

Who am I?

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The answer is Althea Gibson, and you can read more about her at Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althea_Gibson

Permalink 12/10/07 @ 15:19

Welcome to the blog of amateur historians Matthew James Didier and Sue Darroch. Partners in life and in crime, we endeavor to entertain you with snippets from our combined historical research. Past time with good company indeed, as we shall introduce you to Kings and Knaves, Queens and Mistresses, Cons and Heroes, from our collective past......from events well known to those perhaps all but forgotten, we will do our best to bring you interesting historical factoids from around the globe. It is our belief that through understanding our past we will all gain a better perspective on our future.