1950's
Althea Gibson

Parents and siblings...Gibson was born on August 25, 1927, in the town of Silver in Clarendon County, South Carolina, to Daniel and Annie Bell Gibson and had three sisters and one brother.
What she did...Althea Gibson was an African American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first black athlete of either gender to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956 she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title.
Quote..... In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.