Black Champions: Interview with Althea Gibson

How being introverted and focused on work helped an athlete navigate a prejudiced sports culture.

via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on October 21, 1984

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Excerpt from an interview with Althea Gibson conducted for a documentary entitled "Black Champions." The full interview, in which she discusses her life, becoming a world class tennis champion, and her coach and husband Sydney Llewellyn, is available on the AAPB website.