The Legacies of Tennis Champions Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, and the Williams Sisters Show the Persistence of America’s Race Obstacles
Black athletes have had to express a double consciousness of being American and being Black. By exploring the biographies of pioneering tennis figures—Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, and the Williams sisters—Venus and Serena—one can look at their encounters with racism and their quests for self-respect...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Race and social problems
Year: 2021, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 195-204 |
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