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A Brief History of Black Gymnastics

Posted on 12. Jul, 2012 by Louis Moore in Sports

A Brief History of Black Gymnastics

Black gymnast Gabrielle Douglass’s successful bid to make the 2012 Olympic team is part of long history of African American participation in gymnastics.


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