Trivia: Althea Gibson is the first Black woman to win a major title in what sport?
Tennis
Bowling
Fencing
Golf
The correct answer is Tennis
So why is this answer correct? : In 1950, Althea Gibson became the first Black person to play in the U.S. National Tennis Championships. Six years later, she was the first Black person to win a Grand Slam event when she took the title at the French Open. In 1957, Gibson became the first Black woman on the cover of “Time,” and in 1960, she switched sports to become the first African American on a professional women’s golf tour.