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Althea Gibson

by Tom Biracree · 1984

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Follows the life of the first black woman to win the tennis competition at Wimbledon.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thissportssportsMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 109 pages

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