Arthur Ashe : tennis and justice in the Civil Rights era /

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"Arthur Ashe explains how this iconic African American tennis player overcame racial and class barriers to reach the top of the tennis world in the 1960s and 1970s. But more important, it follows Ashe's evolution as an activist who had to contend with the shift from civil rights to Black P...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hall, Eric Allen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Ashe, Arthur.
1900-1999
Tennis players > United States > Biography.
African American tennis players > Biography.
Civil rights > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Joueurs de tennis > États-Unis > Biographies.
Joueurs de tennis noirs américains > Biographies.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
African American tennis players.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Civil rights.
Tennis players.
United States.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Richmond
  • UCLA
  • An emerging activist
  • Bright lights and civil rights
  • Tennis wars
  • Defeat and victory in South Africa
  • Transitions
  • The comeback
  • Triumph and tragedy.

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