Black Fact = (1948) Alice Coachman

Black Fact = 1948 (August 7) – Alice Coachman, Tuskegee track star, set an Olympic record in the women’s high jump when she jumped 5′ 6 1/2″ in London on this date in 1948. Coachman was the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal. #theraydiotwins 

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TRT-BLACK FACT = (1956) Althea Gibson

Black Fact= 1956- Althea Gibson, tennis legend, won the women’s singles championship in the French Open on this date becoming the first black person to ...