A new and updated edition of the picture book about the woman called The Jackie Robinson of tennis.
Growing up tough and rebellious in Harlem, Althea took that fighting attitude and used it to go after her goals of being a Tennis champion, and a time when Tennis was a game played mostly by wealthy white people in country clubs that excluded Afri.
Although stars like Serena Williams cite Althea Gibson as an inspiration, Gibson\'s story is not well-known to many young people today.
A new and updated edition of the picture book about the woman called The Jackie Robinson of tennis