Alice Coachman Davis

Alice Coachman Davis, Tuskegee Institute (University), circa 1939–1946. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.

Alice Coachman Davis was the first African American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics. While at Tuskegee, she competed in track and field, as well as basketball.

  • Date Created: circa 1939–46
  • Date Digitized: 04/21/2021
  • Subject: Alice Coachman Davis; Athletics; Tuskegee
  • Format: TIF
  • Source: black and white photograph
  • Publisher: Tuskegee University Archives
  • Rights Link: http://archive.tuskegee.edu/repository/copyright-information/