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Book Synopsis Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe by : Jackie F. Stanmyre
Download or read book Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe written by Jackie F. Stanmyre and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. Some athletes, through their courage and class, have broken down the barriers that have afflicted our society, and sometimes affected greater social change. Althea Gibson integrated tennis competition at its highest levels, and Arthur Ashe used his success to challenge racism and apartheid, and later to raise AIDS awareness.
Download or read book Althea Gibson written by Michael Benson and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe by : Jackie F. Stanmyre
Download or read book Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe written by Jackie F. Stanmyre and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. Some athletes, through their courage and class, have broken down the barriers that have afflicted our society, and sometimes affected greater social change. Althea Gibson integrated tennis competition at its highest levels, and Arthur Ashe used his success to challenge racism and apartheid, and later to raise AIDS awareness.
Download or read book Charging the Net written by Cecil Harris and published by Ivan R. Dee Publisher. This book was released on 2007 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of African Americans in tennis.
Download or read book Arthur Ashe written by Chrs McDougall and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the personal life and sports career of the African-American tennis champion, Arthur Ashe, as well as his struggles with racism and AIDS.
Book Synopsis Born to Win by : Frances Clayton Gray
Download or read book Born to Win written by Frances Clayton Gray and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-08-26 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Book Synopsis Arthur Ashe and His Match with History by : Robert Quackenbush
Download or read book Arthur Ashe and His Match with History written by Robert Quackenbush and published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the African American tennis champion who used his success to work against the racial prejudice he had faced.
Download or read book Althea written by Sally H. Jacobs and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A captivating book that brilliantly reveals an American sports legend long overlooked. Sally Jacobs tells the riveting story of Althea Gibson, my personal shero, who overcame daunting odds – on the tennis court and off - to stand at the world pinnacle of her sport and became an inspiration to many.” — Billie Jean King In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the all-white, upper-crust US Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive a powerhouse player who would integrate "the game of royalty." The player was a street-savvy young Black woman from Harlem named Althea Gibson who was about as out-of-place in that rarefied and intolerant world as any aspiring tennis champion could be. Her tattered jeans and short-cropped hair drew stares from everyone who watched her play, but her astonishing performance on the court soon eclipsed the negative feelings being cast her way as she eventually became one of the greatest American tennis champions. Gibson had a stunning career. Raised in New York and trained by a pair of tennis-playing doctors in the South, Gibson’s immense talent on the court opened the door for her to compete around the world. She won top prizes at Wimbledon and Forest Hills time and time again. The young woman underestimated by so many wound up shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II, being driven up Broadway in a snowstorm of ticker tape, and ultimately became the first Black woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated and the second to appear on the cover of Time. In a crowning achievement, Althea Gibson became the No. One ranked female tennis player in the world for both 1957 and 1958. Seven years later she broke the color barrier again where she became the first Black woman to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In Althea, prize-winning former Boston Globe reporter Sally H. Jacobs tells the heart-rending story of this pioneer, a remarkable woman who was a trailblazer, a champion, and one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century.
Download or read book Arthur Ashe written by Paul Mantell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to know three-time Grand Slam singles winner Arthur Ashe in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years! As a kid, Arthur Ashe was so small his father said he wasn’t allowed to play football, so he played tennis instead. He went on to become a professional tennis player—the only black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. After contracting HIV from a blood transfusion, Arthur fought to educate people about HIV and AIDS and to fund treatment for the disease until his death in 1993. This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.
Download or read book TENNIS CHAMPION written by ARTHUR ASHE and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Arthur Ashe written by Ted Weissberg and published by Holloway House Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man of many firsts, Ashe was the first black to compete on the US Davis Cup Team, first black US National men's singles champion, US National Open Champion, and the first black male to win the Wimbledon singles in England.
Download or read book Althea Gibson written by Fritz Knapp and published by Price World Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, "Althea Gibson: Persistence " discusses the struggles and triumphs of Althea Gibson's life. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete or coach, and uses that person's story to help the reader achieve that virtue for him or herself. What emerges after reading these stories is not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the virtues that these icons needed to get through life, but also an inspiration for the reader. Each story is followed by a small quotation from literature to amplify the meaning and application of the virtue, and each story is also followed by a series of study/review questions and other interactive activities to help the reader further understand the virtue and how to achieve it. This book is for people of all ages, but it makes for the perfect gift from parents to children or from adult mentors to their students. Other books in the Sports Virtues series include: Lou Gehrig: Appreciation Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo: Compassion Roberto Clemente: Dedication Susan Butcher: Determination Pele: Devotion John Wooden: Discipline Mike Krzyzewski: Encouragement Cal Ripken, Jr.: Endurance Walter ""Red"" Barber: Fairness Dennis Byrd: Faithfulness Hank Aaron: Fearlessness Amos Alonzo Stagg: Honesty Eric Liddell: Humility Arthur Ashe: Integrity Bill Bradley: Intelligence Jim Valvano: joyfulness Dan O'Brien & Dave Johnson: Kindness Dean Smith: Loyalty Harvey Penick: Modesty Branch Rickey & Jackie Robinson: Nobility Althea Gibson: Persistence Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Sr.: Respectability Joan Benoit Samuelson & Wilma Rudolph: Strength Vince Lombardi: Toughness Gertrude Ederle: Triumph Ken Venturi: Trust The 1980 Men's and 1998 Women's United States Olympic Hockey Teams: Unity Eddie Robinson: Visionary Happy Chandler: Wisdom
Book Synopsis Althea Gibson: I Always Wanted to Be Somebody by : Althea Gibson
Download or read book Althea Gibson: I Always Wanted to Be Somebody written by Althea Gibson and published by New Chapter Press. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I Always Wanted To Be Somebody" is the intimate and candid story of a girl who grew up in the asphalt environs of Harlem, skipping school, drinking hard liquor, stealing and fist-fighting but went on to break the color barrier in tennis and achieving the pinnacle of the sport by winning Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and become an inspiration for many future champions such as Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, Venus Williams and Serena Williams among many others.
Download or read book Arthur Ashe written by Kevin Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the life and accomplishments of the celebrated tennis player, coach, author, and activist.
Book Synopsis Blacks at the Net by : Sundiata Djata
Download or read book Blacks at the Net written by Sundiata Djata and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on original and published interviews, writings, and articles, the author offers an in-depth look at black participation in tennis, from the first courts in Tuskegee in 1880 through the achievements of Aletha Gibson, Arthur Ashe, and Venus and Serena Williams.
Book Synopsis The Ashe Brothers by : Judy Allen Dodson
Download or read book The Ashe Brothers written by Judy Allen Dodson and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2023 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1968, Arthur Ashe climbed his way to the top of the tennis world in a time filled with racial tension and segregation. But his success didn't happen without help. Arthur's close relationship with his younger brother, Johnnie, was key to Arthur becoming the first Black man to break the color barrier in men's tennis. A layered story full of love, sibling rivalry, and unconditional support, The Ashe Brothers tells the little-known story behind Arthur's Grand Slam win.
Book Synopsis One Day, I Found Tennis by : Diane M Griffin
Download or read book One Day, I Found Tennis written by Diane M Griffin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early morning tennis always makes me feel like a winner, especially outside in invigorating breezes of fresh air and sunshine. Then, there's tennis under lights! Yes! A friendly game of strategic, athletic, competitive tennis under the beauty of a sunset, is an awesome experience. It's fun, relaxing, and good for the soul. You can leave with your racket in one hand, and tennis balls in the other, feeling as if you won the Tennis U.S. Open. Bored with her routine workouts, author Diane M. Griffin wanted a different way to exercise-one that would challenge her. But more importantly, she wanted a workout she could enjoy. Fate intervenes one day when she rides her bike past a tennis court and a handsome man emerges. Immediately attracted to him, Griffin soon discovers that she better learn the game of tennis if she wants to spend time with him. Each time they meet on the court, Griffin falls a little more in love with this striking man-and with the game of tennis. One Day, I Found Tennis expresses Griffin's personal love affair with tennis. Incorporating poetry, facts about tennis legends, the origin of the sport, and a glossary of tennis terms, Griffin will compel you to pick up a racket and hit the court!
