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Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 September 28, 2003) was an American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour on August 22, 1950. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the "color barrier". · Can we improve this biography? Write us your version

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