Althea (2014)

"A documentary film about the trailblazing athlete Althea Gibson"Movie
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Althea
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StarringAlthea Gibson
DirectorRex Miller
NR 1 hr 24 minNov 14th, 2014Documentary
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Plot
Althea Gibsons life and achievements transcend sports A truant from the rough streets of Harlem Althea emerged as a most unlikely queen of the highly segregated tennis world in the 1950s Her roots as a sharecroppers daughter her familys migration north to Harlem in the 1930s mentoring from Sugar Ray Robinson David Dinkins and others and fame that thrust her unwillingly into the glare of the early Civil Rights movement all bring her story into a much broader realm of the American story

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 14th, 2014
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:John Amos, Billie Jean King, Bill Ackman
Production Companies:Icarus Films
Althea on the Web:Official Website
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