Playing to Win: The Story of Althea Gibson
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0823419266
ISBN 13
9780823419265
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
32
Description
Growing up in Harlem in the 1930s, Althea Gibson became tough and rebellious. Some said she was having trouble finding her way, until she was a teenager when she discovered she had a talent for sports. In fact, Althea was a natural at tennis, but tennis was played mostly by wealthy white people in country clubs that excluded African Americans. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Althea was not deterred. Instead, she set about becoming a barrier-breaking and world-famous athlete. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
