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Sally H. Jacobs

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  • An advertisement from P.T. Barnum’s American Museum promoting a show called "Wild African Savages."

    How U.S. Institutions Took an African Teen’s Life, Then Lost His Remains

    Sturmann Yanghis, a 17-year-old South African, was put on stage in America as a “wild savage.” Harvard claimed his remains when he died. Then they disappeared.
    by Sally H. Jacobs via Retropolis on December 3, 2023
  • Althea Gibson leaving tennis court followed by crowd

    Sports Legend Althea Gibson Served Up Tennis History When She Broke Through in 1950

    Her athletic performance in New York impressed onlookers of all colors and cracked opened the door for a new generation of Black players to come.
    by Sally H. Jacobs via Smithsonian Magazine on August 8, 2023
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Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson
Sally H. Jacobs
2023
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Althea Gibson holding her tennis racket at the London airport.

Ahead of the Game

Althea Gibson, one of the great tennis players of the twentieth century, made segregation in her sport untenable.
by Sasha Abramsky via New York Review of Books on September 4, 2025
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