Serving herself : the life and times of Althea Gibson / Ashley Brown.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]Description: xiii, 595 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780197551752Subject(s): Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 | African American tennis players -- Biography | Women tennis players -- United States -- Biography | Tennis -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Biographies.Additional physical formats: Online version:: Serving herselfDDC classification: 796.342/092 | B LOC classification: GV994.G53 | B76 2023Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-571) and index.
Coming up the hard way -- Queer cosmopolitan -- The making of a strong Black (woman) contender in the South -- From Florida A&M to Forest Hills -- Dis/Integration -- Resurfacing -- Press(ing) matters -- Changeover -- Finding fault with a winner -- Game over -- New frontiers -- Winner who hasn't won yet -- The harvest -- Two deaths.
Tells the life story of Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open.
Young Adult Follett School Solutions.
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