Did you know that Althea Gibson would visit Sportsmen’s Tennis Club in Dorchester, MA in the late 1970s to teach the women on the tour?
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) August 3, 2022
It was the only Black-owned club at the time.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Billie Jean King | Did you know that Althea Gibson (FAMU) would visit Sportsmen’s Tennis Club in Dorchester, MA in the late 1970s to teach the women on the tour?
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