On this day in 1957, Althea Gibson became the first African American women to win at Wimbledon.
Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long
way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going
into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.
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I hope that I have accomplished just one thing: that I have been a credit to tennis and my country.
I want the public to remember me as they knew me: athletic, smart, and
healthy.... Remember me strong and tough and quick, fleet of foot and
tenacious.
I knew that I was an unusual, talented girl through the grace of God. I
didn't need to prove that to myself. I only wanted to prove it to my
opponents.
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