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Playing to Win

The Story of Althea Gibson

By Karen Deans Illustrator Elbrite Brown Narrator Editor Photographed by

Playing to Win

The Story of Althea Gibson

By Karen Deans Illustrator Elbrite Brown Narrator Editor Photographed by
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As a child in Harlem in the 1930s, Althea Gibson discovered she was a natural at tennis. But it was a sport played mostly by wealthy white people in country clubs that excluded blacks. Althea was not deterred and set about becoming a barrier-breaking, world-famous athlete. Full color.

As a child in Harlem in the 1930s, Althea Gibson discovered she was a natural at tennis. But it was a sport played mostly by wealthy white people in country clubs that excluded blacks. Althea was not deterred and set about becoming a barrier-breaking, world-famous athlete. Full color.

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