Althea Gibson was a pioneer in women’s sports known for breaking the color barrier in tennis and the Ladies Professional Golf Association, as well as her victories at the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon in the late 1950s.
Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Eric Jentsch, a curator at the Smithsonian, about her legacy through the lens of one of her outfits and tennis rackets.
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