FAMU | 68 years ago today, on July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black player to win at #Wimbledon | Billie Jean King

68 years ago today, on July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black player to win at #Wimbledon .

She turned in a dominant performance that lasted just 50 minutes.

Cannot wait to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Althea breaking the color barrier at the 1950 U.S.… pic.twitter.com/ZZoxEHkJIQ

— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) July 6, 2025

Althea Gibson becomes first African-American to win Wimbledon https://t.co/iS8cJ63DGN via @YouTube

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) July 6, 2025