Smith, Anna Jackson, 1913-1998
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Smith, Anna Jackson, 1913-1998
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Smith, Anna Jackson, 1913-1998
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Born Anna Jackson in 1913, Anna Jackson Smith attended East Rutherford High School in New Jersey where she distinguished herself on the "Wonder-Girls" Basketball Team of the late 20s and early 30s as the team's center. The team amassed 104 consecutive victories over a seven-year span, a nationwide record, until 1933 when the Board of Education banned competitive sports for girls. Smith was the only African American on the team, and also participated in track, volleyball, baseball, and varsity. As an all-around athlete she swam, ice-skated, and rode horses. In later life, Smith won trophies for Doubles Tournaments in the American Tennis Association.
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African American athletes
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