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Althea Gibson became the first Black to win a major tennis championship on this date in 1956, winning the French Open.

Charlotte Urban League Officials/JSCU Grads

POSTED: November 05, 2008, 1:01 am

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Dr. Patrick C. Graham and Ms Okeatta Brown of the Charlotte Urban League.

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