John Malveaux: Sept. 9 African American female will win US Open Title. 61 Years Ago, "Althea Gibson became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title" (Wikipedia)

Althea Gibson

John Malveaux of 

www.MusicUNTOLD.com  

writes:

Today, Sept 9, 2017, an African American female will win the US Open Title. 61 YEARS AGO, "In 1956, ALTHEA GIBSON became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title (the French Open). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals (precursor of the U.S. Open), then won both again in 1958, and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years. In all, she won 11 Grand Slam tournaments, including six doubles titles, and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame."  (Wikipedia)