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message 1: by Ghost in the Stacks (last edited Dec 21, 2021 03:21PM) (new)

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Born: August 25, 1927
Serena Williams might be the most famous tennis player on earth, but she might not have gotten her start if not for the persistence of Althea Gibson. In 1951, Gibson made her historic debut as the first African American woman to play at Wimbledon.
Althea was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals (precursor of the US Open), then won both again in 1958 and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years. In all, she won 11 Grand Slam tournaments: five singles titles, five doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title. Gibson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame



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message 2: by LaurLa (last edited Sep 10, 2025 05:59AM) (new)

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Stop 23 ❱❱ August 1927

Task ❱❱ Books must be feature an author with the last name starting with G or a book about Tennis

A Willow Creek Christmas (Willow Creek, #6) by Lily Graison Shadow Magic (Magic Happens, #1) by Yasmine Galenorn A Cowboy in Paradise by Shana Gray

Book 1 ❱❱ author Lily Graison ❱❱ A Willow Creek Christmas ❱❱ 04.30 ★★★★
Book 2 ❱❱ author Yasmine Galenorn ❱❱ Shadow Magic ❱❱ 06.24 ★★★
Book 3 ❱❱ author Shana Gray ❱❱ A Cowboy in Paradise ❱❱ 09.09 ★★★


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