Who was the first black tennis player?
This is not a stupid question at all. Althea Gibson was the first African American and the first African American female grand slam champion. Arthur Ashe was the first Afro-American male grand slam champion. “One of the first black players to draw national attention to the ATA was Ora Washington, who dominated the women’s division with eight titles in the 1930s.” I think you will find this article http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-1575… very interesting. It named black tennis pioneering names like Oscar Johnson, Jimmy Mcdaniel, and C.O. Seames. Players and teachers that I’d never heard of.
