Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Gibson, Althea, 1927-; African American athletes -- Biography.; Tennis players -- Biography.; Tennis -- History.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: July 6; Althea Gibson
Description: Features Althea Gibson who won the women's singles title at Wimbledon on July 6, 1957. She was the first African American to win a tennis championship at Wimbledon. Also includes a brief history of tennis in the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.