the color barrier
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Althea Gibson, the First Black Athlete to Integrate Tennis, Finally Gets Her Flowers With New Statue
On Monday, Althea Gibson—the woman who broke the color barrier at tennis’ highest levels—received long-overdue recognition: a granite sculpture in her likeness at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y. The giant bust was unveiled on the first day of the 2019 U.S. Open, where Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Sloan Stephens, and Venus Williams—black women who…
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