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Arthur Ashe - A Biography (Hardcover)
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Arthur Ashe - A Biography (Hardcover)
Series: Greenwood Biographies
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Born in the segregated South in 1943, Ashe overcame racial
prejudices and segregation to break into the world of tennis, which
had traditionally been dominated by whites. He rose to the top of
the sport, winning three Grand Slam trophies and playing on the
Davis Cup team. His tennis career came to an abrupt end when he
suffered a heart attack while in his thirties. Ashe began a
post-tennis career that included speaking out on social issues that
mattered most to him, including educational excellence for African
American athletes, the injustice of the apartheid system in South
Africa, and better health care for all Americans. After contracting
the AIDS virus through a blood transfusion, he began to speak out
on the subject of AIDS in order to help people understand the
disease. After a brilliant career on the tennis court, Ashe devoted
the remainder of his life to fighting for social justice at home
and abroad and to fighting the illnesses that had struck him while
he was still a young man. Steins tells the inspiring story of
Arthur Ashe, a great tennis champion whose skills on the court as
well as his exceptional and honorable personal characteristics made
him stand out among all players of his generation. A timeline and
other appendices highlight Ashe's career and life.
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