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  1. Black undercount found in 1940 census records - News | FOX Sports on MSN

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    Fri, 25 May 2012

    … 25, 2012 3:24 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon. But according to the 1940 …

  2. Hundreds attend funeral for Althea Gibson

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    Thu, 2 Oct 2003

    … church on Thursday for the funeral of tennis pioneer Althea Gibson , who died on Sunday at the age of 76. Politicians ..... Cathedral. "A lot of folks stood on the shoulders of Althea Gibson ," former New York mayor David Dinkins, a tennis enthusiast …

  1. Tennis pioneer Althea Gibson passes away

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    Sun, 28 Sep 2003

    East Orange, NJ (Sports Network) - Althea Gibson , who was the first black tennis player to win Wimbledon and U.S. national titles, died Sunday. Gibson was 76. Gibson, who …

  2. Black History Month: Althea Gibson

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    Wed, 9 Feb 2011

    FOXSports.com celebrates the career of tennis star Althea Gibson .

  3. Local Renee Powell to help honor black athletes

    Story

    Sun, 26 Feb 2012

    … three black athletes - Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson - with a special exhibit at the USGA Museum in Far Hills ..... era. As one of the top tennis players of her era, Althea Gibson won 11 Grand Slam titles between 1956 and 1958 and ascended …

  4. With help from Olympian, teen brings a new face to golf;Golf

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    Wed, 6 Jul 2011

    … part through the efforts of Boston, 72, who said he recognized in her the drive and potential of Wilma Rudolph and Althea Gibson , star athletes of his era. ''I just remember as I was trying to do my little thing, and as I started to work at …

  5. Wimbledon Women's Champions

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    Sat, 2 Jul 2011

    … Margaret Smith 1962 - Karen Hantze Susman 1961 - Angela Mortimer 1960 - Maria Bueno 1959 - Maria Bueno 1958 - Althea Gibson 1957 - Althea Gibson 1956 - Shirley Fry 1955 - Louise Brough 1954 - Maureen Connolly 1953 - Maureen Connolly 1952 - Maureen Connolly …

  6. French Open Women's Champions

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    Sat, 4 Jun 2011

    … Smith 1961 - Ann Haydon 1960 - Darlene Hard 1959 - Christine Truman 1958 - Suzi Kormoczi 1957 - Shirley Bloomer 1956 - Althea Gibson 1955 - Angela Mortimer 1954 - Maureen Connolly 1953 - Maureen Connolly 1952 - Doris Hart 1951 - Shirley Fry 1950 …

  7. The record-breakers

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    Sun, 19 Jun 2011

    … Maud Watson was awarded an MBE for her nursing work. Althea Gibson becomes Wimbledon's first black champion: Venus and Serena Williams are aware of how much they owe Althea Gibson , Serena so much so that she has spoken in the past …

  8. Serena Williams opens up about year-long absence from tennis - News | FOX Sports on MSN

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    Mon, 13 Jun 2011

    … doubled up laughing midway through and tried it again. Once the hilarity had passed, Serena did a serious one about how Althea Gibson , the first black player to win Wimbledon, had been her inspiration and talked about how much all black athletes owed …

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