An African American First On This Day in 1957
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Althea Gibson became the first Black player to win Wimbledon on today’s date in 1957, taking only 50 minutes to defeat fellow American Darlene Hard in convincing fashion by a margin of 6-3, 6-2.
Read more on Newsone.com and watch the historic video footage.
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