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Charging the Net : A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters Cecil Harris Author: Cecil Harris Published Date: 01 Jul 2007 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc Language: English Format: Hardback::288 pages ISBN10: 1566637147 Filename: charging-the-net-a-history-of-blacks-in-tennis-from-althea-gibson-and-arthur-ashe-to-the-williams-sisters.pdf Dimension: 164x 242x 25mm::585g Download Link: Charging the Net : A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters Charging the Net : A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters download torrent. 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Compared to Serena, she was faster, went to the net more often, was calm and Amazon Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters Amazon With every powerful serve and deft ground stroke, with every graceful volley and determined charge to the net, black tennis players, from Hall of Famers Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Evonne Goolagong, and Yannick Noah to future legends James Blake and the sisters Venus and Serena Williams, have forced For many fans and writers, Arthur Ashe, Althea Gibson, and the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) personify black achievement in tennis, but more than 85 others have made their mark as professional tennis players. Charging The Net spotlights a wide range of competitors as well as the American Tennis Association, an organization that supported the players early on despite racial segregation 'Althea & Arthur' chronicles the impact the two had both in tennis and in the civil rights movement. 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Harris, Cecil/ Kyle De Bose, Larryette/ Blake, Charging the Net is a wide-ranging history, built on more than 65 interviews, that tells in-depth stories about the lives of black tennis stars like Venus and Serena; Arthur Ashe; Althea Gibson, the Wimbledon champ from Harlem who ended up broke, reclusive and bitter; and Zina Garrison, the Wimbledon finalist who, during her career, was 2007, English, Book, Illustrated edition: Charging the net:a history of Blacks in tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams sisters / Cecil Harris ^ Cecil Harris and Larryette Kyle-DeBose, Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters (United States: Ivan R. Dee, 2007), p.110 ^ Roumania Peters, 85, Tennis Star in 40s-50s. Newsday, Combined Editions The Washington Post, May 23, 2003. Accessed December 31, 2016. 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I'm the author of three books that reside at the intersection of sports and sociology: Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters; Call the Yankees My Daddy; and Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey. "Althea & Arthur," a documentary chronicling the lives and legacies of Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe, the first African-Americans to cross the color barrier of international tennis, will debut on Monday, Feb. 18, at 9 p.m. ET on the CBS Sports Network. Charging the Net:A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters. 4 (6 ratings Goodreads). Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters. 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