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Coco Gauff gushes over her mother Candi and ‘honoree’ grandmother Yvonne Lee Odom as they Marks her Birthday In A Shocking ways

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As Coco Gauff wows the tennis world and stirs pride in her Delray Beach hometown, it’s fair to say she stands on the shoulders of her grandmother, who had a significant role in the town and the nation’s history decades ago.

At the same age Gauff turned pro, Yvonne Lee was breaking down the barriers of segregation. It was 1961. Lee was popular and smart, had been named to the upcoming homecoming court and looked forward to being captain of the basketball team at her all-Black Carver High. But then the 15-year-old was given a daunting assignment.

Headed into the next fall, she was to be the first Black student to attend Delray Beach’s all-white Seacrest High School.

Gauff has talked about her grandmother, Yvonne Lee Odom, and her experience as the tennis star spoke out on issues such as Black Lives Matter.

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