Arthur Ashe
Tennis and Justice in the Civil Rights Era
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 Power. Off the court, and in the arena of international politics, Ashe positioned himself at the center of the black freedom movement, negotiating the poles of black nationalism and assimilation into white society. Fiercely independent and protective of his public image, he navigated the thin line between conservatives and liberals, reactionaries and radicals,…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4214-1982-4
- EAN: 9781421419824
- Produktnummer: 19683883
- Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 344 S.
- Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.3 cm x D2.7 cm 486 g
- Abbildungen: 12 Halftones, black and white
- Gewicht: 486
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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