The Legacy of Venus and Serena Williams

'On the opening day of the US Open, the statue of Althea Gibson was unveiled. She broke the color barrier in tennis, as the first African American player to compete in U.S. Nationals in 1950. At that time, women were not even being paid to play tennis.  The Williams sisters made a space for themselves, and other women of color, in a very white sport. And they have consistently dominated the field.  The Takeaway looks back at the legacy of Venus and Serena Williams, to see what it tells us about the future of tennis, and the future of who gets to be the next tennis star with Amira Rose Davis, assistant professor of history at Penn State University and co-host of the Burn it All Down Podcast.'