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