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Article: TALLAHASSEE, Fla.: USTA to Honor Althea Gibson Monday Night at U.S. Open

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August 27, 2007
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Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news release:

The 2007 U.S. Open will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Althea Gibson's historic title victory at the U.S. National Championships in 1957 with an Opening Night celebration themed, "Breaking Barriers."

As part of the ceremony, Gibson will be inducted in the US Open Court of Champions, based on the result of an international media vote.

The Opening Night tribute will include a celebration of African American females who also broke barriers in the world of sports, entertainment, politics and the arts.

Aretha Franklin, the first African American woman inducted into the Rock ...

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