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That Gibson Girl.
- Source :
- TIME Magazine; 8/26/1957, Vol. 70 Issue 9, p44-48, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 1957
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Abstract
- The article features tennis player Althea Gibson, the first African American athlete invited for the national championships of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association (U.S.L.T.A.). It mentions that Gibson had already won various tournaments in different places, in which her first big-time victory was when she won the French championships. It says that the Gibson's first failure was during the women's singles of the American Tennis Association (A.T.A.).
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0040781X
- Volume :
- 70
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- TIME Magazine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 54189817