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Sat, 05.26.1956

The First Black Wins A Major American Tennis Title

Althea Gibson

On this date in 1956, Althea Gibson won the French Open Tennis Tournament, becoming the first Black player to win a major tennis title.

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On my back they’ve written history, Lord, On my back they’ve lashed out hell. My eyes run blood, The faces I see are blood, My toes can’t dig no deeper in the... POEM FOR PEARL’S DANCERS by Owen Dodson.
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