Different Strokes - Serena, Venus, and the Unfinished Black Tennis Revolution

Different Strokes closely examines how Black Americans are collectively faring in tennis, on the court and off.

 

Table des matières

Introduction
1. Serena
2. Venus
3. Early Black Tennis
4. Arthur Ashe
5. Althea Gibson
6. U.S. Open Money
7. Black Umpires
8. Sloane Stephens
9. James Blake
10. Tournament Director
11. Coaches
12. Contemporary Male Players
13. Contemporary Female Players
14. Serena vs. Naomi Osaka
Bibliography
Index

A propos de l'auteur

Cecil Harris is a sports journalist and has covered major tennis events including the U.S. Open and the Women’s Tennis Association Championships in New York, and he has written for the New York Times, the Associated Press, and USA Today. He is the author of several books, including Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters.
 
 

Résumé

Different Strokes closely examines how Black Americans are collectively faring in tennis, on the court and off.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Cecil Harris
• Edition: University of Nebraska Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781496214652
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-1465-2
• Pages: 277
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Livres de conseils > Sport > Sports de balle/ballon; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire culturelle; Tennis, Biografien: allgemein, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Tennis, Biography / Autobiography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies