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#OnThisDay, 5 July 1957, Althea Gibson becomes the first Black person to win a #Wimbledon Singles tennis trophy.
Blogpost by Moira from 2019:
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Newsreel: youtu.be/2EJCqBsh2Dk...#OnThisDay, 5 July 1957, Althea Gibson becomes the first Black person to win a #Wimbledon Singles tennis trophy.
Blogpost by Moira from 2019:
illustratedwomeninhi...
Newsreel: youtu.be/2EJCqBsh2Dk...
#BlackHistory #TennisHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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