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Unsung Heroes: Alice Coachman Made History as the First Black American Woman to Win Gold

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Every day during Black History Month, SI is paying homage to unsung heroes in black sports history. As a child, Alice Coachman ran barefoot and used homemade equiptment, but in 1948, she became the first black American woman to win an Olympic gold medal.