Angela Buxton (1934 – 2020), tennis champion who fought discrimination
Angela Buxton was a British tennis player who won doubles at the French Open and Wimbledon in 1956 as the doubles partner of Althea Gibson (1927 – 2003).When Buxton and Gibson won their doubles title in 1956, Gibson was the first Black tennis player to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament, having also won singles at the French championship. The doubles win was a major moment for Buxton, too, who faced anti-Semitic discrimination throughout her career.