UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980

 

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Identifier

35160004384666

Creation Date

1973

Subject—Topics

Education

Date Range

c. 1973

Description

Tennis player Althea Gibson shows two New York City children the first tennis racket she used in 1942, in the summer of 1973. The Mobile Tennis program for the youth was sponsored by the New York City Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Administration.

Format

BW Photograph, 10"x 8"

Source

United Press International and The Associated Press

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Keywords

African Americans, history, United States, prejudice, desegregation, civil rights movement, Black Panthers

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