Look Who it Was Random video

Hidden Figures: Althea Gibson #BlackHERstoryMonth 13/28

1,535 views · Published 14 February 2017 · 6:34 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: Sensei Aishitemasu · 2017 · Entertainment

Watch on YouTube

Althea Gibson was a trailblazing professional tennis player and pro-golfer in the 50's and 60s. She was the first Black person and person of color to win a Grand Slam title when she won the French Open. She was also the first Black woman to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, a feat she accomplished two years in a row. Gibson won 11 Grand Slam Titles overall and has been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. 

#HiddenFigures #BlackHERstoryMonth 

******************

Follow me on social media!

Twitter: @seren_sensei
Instagram: @sensei_aishitemasu
Tumblr: http://sensei-aishitemasu.tumblr.com
Snapchat: sssseren

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/tc5wh7q

******************

Did you know I wrote a book? ☺️ 'So, About That... A Year of Contemporary Essays on Race and Pop Culture'

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/About-That-Contemporary-Essays-Culture-ebook/dp/B013V0CHK6

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013V0CHK6

Digital download (e-book): https://gumroad.com/l/IkUa

******************

Links: 

'I Always Wanted to Be Somebody' (Autobiography):
https://www.amazon.com/I-Always-Wanted-Be-Somebody/dp/0060115157

'Althea Gibson, First Black Wimbledon Champion, Dies at 76:'
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/obituaries/althea-gibson-first-black-wimbledon-champion-dies-at-76.html

'Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon:'
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/althea-gibson-is-first-african-american-to-win-wimbledon

'Althea Gibson Timeline:'
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/althea-althea-gibson-timeline/5393/

ALTHEA GIBSON - HISTORY CHANNEL:
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/althea-gibson

Althea Gibson Biography:
http://www.biography.com/people/althea-gibson-9310580#synopsis

Althea Gibson (Wikipedia):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althea_Gibson

More from this channel