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"Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina."

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About Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer who broke major racial barriers in international sport. She became the first Black athlete to win titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals.

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