WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily Black History Month feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18: WILMA RUDOLPH
Profile America for the 18th day of Black History Month. Wilma Rudolph's story is almost hard to believe. As a child, she had double pneumonia and scarlet fever, and could not walk without braces until the age of 11. Just a few years later, in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, she earned the title of the "world's fastest woman," winning gold medals for the 100 and 200 meter dash, and anchoring the 400-meter relay. After retiring as a runner, Rudolph worked for a youth foundation in Chicago to develop girls' track and field teams. Across the U.S., 470,000 young women participate on high school track and field teams. At the college level, more than 46,000 young women are active in their school's indoor and outdoor tracks teams. This special edition of Profile America is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sources: www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/rudo-wil.htm
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 1247, 1248
Profile America Special Edition: Black History Month 2012 is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
