Alice Coachmanwas the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal when she won the international competition in the high jump in theOlympic Games in London in 1948. Born in Albany, Georgia, in 1923, she dominated the Amateur Athletic Union outdoor high championship from 1939 through 1948. However, she was unable to compete in […]
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