They included Alice Coachman, who attended Tuskegee and in ... These early marathoners were mostly white; Black women who showed running talent were still funneled into sprints.
When she completed her first high jump at the 1948 Olympic Games, Alice Coachman became the first black woman to win an ... parades around the country, the white mayor of her hometown still ...
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: American flags are presented to 1948 Olympic athletes Dr. Sammy Lee, Alice Coachman ... World War II Olympics. Coachman was also the first black woman to endorse an ...
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